“As Americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest military on the face of the planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats and appreciating just how difficult it is to build up stable democracies, to make the investments and sustainable development that we must as a nation if we are to attack the root causes of these sorts of instability.” IfsFacesNationsCausesDifficultDemocracyMilitaryPlanetsDevelopmentAppreciateRootsThreatInvestmentVery GoodStableSustainable DevelopmentInstabilityRoot CauseGreatest Military Author:Martin O'Malley
“If the strong exploit the weak, democracy will not be stable.” IfsStrongDemocracyWeakStableExploits Author:Condoleezza Rice
“It is quite difficult to establish a clear-cut cause-and-effect relationship, as the causes are manifold and closely connected. It is simply not correct to link the level of democracy to prosperity. It is absolutely clear that the economic wealth of Saudi Arabia exceeds the performance of the Czech Republic. But apparently democracy is quite stable in the Czech Republic, which cannot be said about Saudi Arabia. As we delve into the past, we must not forget about the existing model of society.” SaidPastCausesDifficultWealthForgetLevelsDemocracyClearCuttingEconomicEffectsModelsPerformancesProsperityConnectedLinksRepublicStableExceedCause And EffectArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisManifoldCzechCzech Republic Author:Garry Kasparov
“Elections themselves do not necessarily lead to more corporate uncertainty - quite the reverse, stable democracies create a reliable environment. And elections have caused hardly any change in the basic economic framework in the last few decades.” LastsDemocracyEnvironmentEconomicElectionDecadesCorporateUncertaintyStableReverseFramework Author:Nicholas Bloom