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Will new global trends help or hinder the world's long struggle for human rights and democracy? The answer depends on the role of five rising democracies - India, Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, and Indonesia - as both examples and supporters of liberal ideas and practices. Ted Piccone analyses the transitions of these five democracies as their stars rise on the international stage.

Every country must make choices about foreign policy and national security. Sometimes those choices turn out to have been the correct ones, other times not. In this insider's account, Shivshankar Menon describes some of the most crucial decisions India has faced during his long career in government - and how key personalities often had to make choices based on incomplete information.

Argues that the nature of the Islamic Republic amplifies the threat posed by its nuclear ambitions and animates the most tenacious opponents of the deal. For that reason, the fierce debate that has erupted in Washington over the deal hinges on the prognosis for Iran's future.