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395. Speak Softly and Carry Big Data

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Reassessing Democracy: Small Nations and Global Support

This chapter investigates a political scientist's research on democracy's spread, emphasizing the misconceptions of U.S. intervention. It highlights how smaller nations often forge their own paths in building democracy, aided by middle democracies and regional collaborations, while critiquing the consequences of interventionist policies from larger powers.

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