Spreading democracy is still the best chance for global peace, she argues. Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s book, Democracy: Stories From the Long Road to Freedom, published in May, focuses on the merits of democratic systems of government and the need for the United States to remain active in promoting democracy around the world. …

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We are in an age of super-empowered, hyper-connected non-state actors.  Non-state actors include faith based groups, civil society, private companies, and philanthropy.  The World Economic Forum estimates there are ten times as many international NGOs today as there were in 1990. In addition, the number of billionaires has increased in the past five years from 1,226 in 2012 to 2,043 …

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