| ID | 122111 |
| Title Proper | Democracy on the brink |
| Other Title Information | a coup attempt fails in Romania |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tismaneanu, Vladimir |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Twenty-three years after the bloody uprising that freed it from the grip of the Ceausescu dictatorship, Romania seemed to have become a consolidated democracy, boasting membership in NATO and the European Union. Then came the summer of 2012, when the southeastern European country, already a cause of concern to Western Europe because of reports of creeping lawlessness and political corruption, tried on a more authoritarian political identity, as a second Belarus or a second Venezuela. Officials in the EU and US winced and unequivocally called upon the new Romanian government to abide by its commitments. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.5; Jan-Feb 2013: p.83-87 |
| Journal Source | World Affairs US Vol. 175, No.5; Jan-Feb 2013: p.83-87 |
| Key Words | Democracy ; Romania ; Ceausescu Dictatorship ; European Union ; NATO ; Political Corruption ; Authoritarian Political Identity ; Social Movement ; Social Liberal Union |