The Message Of The Free World To

Imagine If The United States, In Its War Against Hitler, Had Said To Stalin: We Don't Want Your Support Until You Make Your Country Democratic.

My Theory Is That Security - Also Against Terror - Can Only Be Accomplished Through Global Democratization.

Only Weeks After Oslo Began, When Nearly All The World And Most Of Israel Was Drunk With The Idea Of Peace, I Argued That A Palestinian Society Not Constrained By Democratic Norms Would Be A Fear Society That Would Pose A Grave Threat To Israel.

Unfortunately, Little Attention Was Paid To How Arafat Ruled. In Fact, Some Saw The Harsh And Repressive Nature Of Arafat's Regime As Actually Bolstering The Prospects For Peace.

Non-democratic Regimes Always Need To Mobilize Their People Against External Enemies In Order To Maintain Internal Stability.