Globalization comes in many forms. Usually, it is economic and cultural globalization that people have in mind when they discuss with alarm Coca Cola, General Motors and Hollywood, but there is also a political globalization that seems to be sweeping the globe, a change that should be seen in a positive light. More and more countries are adopting representative democracy as their form of government. Countries without democratic forms of government are now the exception. …
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…in introducing liberal and democratic values into their educational institutions. This, I believe, is already under way in many countries, in Eastern Europe, for example, spear headed by the work of the Soros Foundation. But much needs to be done in this regard so that men and women through out the world can live in societies where they are treated with respect for their civil and democratic rights and thus, live in freedom and security.