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An Inconvenient Woman

by Yuri Yarim-Agaevvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Homage to a dissident who insisted on telling the truth. By Yuri Yarim-Agaev.

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Between the Gates of Tears

by Camille Pecastaingvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Jihadist violence troubles the lands around the Arabian Sea, where sailing of any sort has rarely been smooth. By Camille Pecastaing.

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Turbulence in the Fourth Wave

by Larry Diamondvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Even if the Arab spring does create a surge of regional democracy, expect the tide to ebb and flow. By Larry Diamond.

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Poor Countries Can Afford Democracy

by Gary S. Beckervia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

And if they put their new freedoms to work, they won’t even remain poor. By Gary S. Becker.

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When the Strongman Falters

by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smithvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Arab revolts show why some autocrats hang on forever while others get swept away. By Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith.

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Eyes on Spies

by Amy Zegartvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The 9/11 attacks were the clearest possible call for effective national intelligence. Why are we still waiting? By Amy B. Zegart.

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Vote of Confidence

by David Davenportvia Hoover Digest
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Another presidential season, another attempted end run around the Electoral College. Let’s be careful. Even now, it has its uses. By David Davenport.

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H. Lucas Ginn pen-pal letters

Hoover acquires two thousand pen-pal letters

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

In 1989, H. Lucas Ginn, then a California high school student, wrote to a Soviet magazine saying he was seeking a pen pal in the Soviet Union. Ginn’s letter and address were published in Studencheskii meridian, a youth magazine; he subsequently received some two thousand missives from young Soviet citizens. Most letters, which came from all over the USSR, are brief (and in Russian) but do allow some glimpses of the interests of Soviet youth at the time, including music, current events, and AIDS.

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Religion in America

by Peter Berkowitzvia Policy Review
Saturday, October 1, 2011

Peter Berkowitz on American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites
Us by Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell, with the assistance of Shaylyn Romney Garrett.

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Sound Recordings of Arch Puddington's Interviews Digitized

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

After serving as assistant director of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in the New York office from 1985 to 1993, Arch Puddington wrote Broadcasting Freedom: The Cold War Triumph of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (University Press of Kentucky, 2000). His research material for the book represents the bulk of the Arch Puddington collection at Hoover. Ninety sound recordings in the collection, consisting chiefly of Puddington's interviews of RFE/RL staffers, have been digitized for preservation and access by Hoover's audio lab.

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The Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict examines how knowledge of past military operations can influence contemporary public policy decisions concerning current conflicts.