Political crises around the world

Political crises around the world are casting doubt on representative democracy and the Western model of government. A quarter century after the demise of the Soviet Union, and declarations about the inevitability of liberal democracies, that paradigm is under serious threat. From the economic crises in Europe, to revolutions in the Arab world and beyond, a shadow has been cast on the efficacy of Western systems. John Bell is Director of the Middle East Programme at the Toledo International Centre for Peace in Madrid writes A quarter century after the demise of the Soviet Union, is the Western model of government under threat? He is online....