Breaking the Real Axis of Evil

Mark Palmer, described by the New York Times as "the most active Western booster for economic and political liberalization," has an extensive record of government service, including four years as ambassador to Hungary, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Soviet Relations, and speech writer for three presidents and six secretaries of state, including chief speech writer for Henry Kissinger. One of the first venture capitalists into central and eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall, he has founded independent national television stations in six countries. Ambassador Palmer is active in promoting democracy, including as Vice Chairman of Freedom House, America's oldest human rights organization. He resides in Washington, DC.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 The Real Axis of EvilChapter 3 The Future with DictatorsChapter 4 A Democratic WorldPart 5 Ousting the Last Forty-FiveChapter 6 Power in the Modern WorldChapter 7 Sanction Dictators, Not PeoplesPart 8 Communities of Democracies and DemocratsChapter 9 The New Architecture of International PowerChapter 10 Freedom CaucusesChapter 11 Global Security Alliance and Coalitions of the WillingChapter 12 International Criminal TribunalsChapter 13 International Parliamentary CooperationChapter 14 Monarchs for DemocracyChapter 15 The Nongovernmental DimensionChapter 16 The StakesPart 17 Opening Closed SocietiesChapter 18 Presidential LeadershipChapter 19 Outsiders' Toolbox for Promoting Democracy in DictatorshipsPart 20 Democracy Development Plans and Action ProgramsChapter 21 Stages of Democratic GrowthChapter 22 Who Will Conduct: The International Dictatorship-to-Democracy CenterChapter 23 Why Engage?Part 24 Embassies as Freedom Houses, Ambassadors as Freedom FightersChapter 25 Extraordinary Opportunity for CreativityChapter 26 Dealing Directly with DictatorsChapter 27 Ambassadors in ActionPart 28 The Use of Nonviolent ForceChapter 29 Two-Stage Campaigns to Oust DictatorsChapter 30 People Power: Two BattlegroundsChapter 31 Appendix: The Methods of Nonviolent ActionPart 32 The Forty-Five Least WantedChapter 33 Personalistic DictatorshipsChapter 34 Monarch DictatorshipsChapter 35 Military DictatorsChapter 36 Communist DictatorsChapter 37 Dominant-Party DictatorsChapter 38 Theocratic DictatorPart 39 Out by 2025Chapter 40 AsiaChapter 41 The "Stans", the Middle East, and North Africa: The Heart of Democratic DarknessChapter 42 Sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 43 The Last Dictators in Europe and the AmericasPart 44 Epilogue and Action Agendas

Ambassador Palmer is 'Mr. Human Rights.' This can be the Age of Democracy if we heed the lessons of his book.