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Jim Webb: the leading authoritarian states in the world... are engaging more and more in efforts to weaken regional and global…

On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
the leading authoritarian states in the world... are engaging more and more in efforts to weaken regional and global institutions that have democracy and human rights as part of their mandates.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Discusses how authoritarian states undermine global democracy and human rights institutions.

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