Writing in International Affairs, John Keane, author of The Life and death of Democracy compliments my trade and disputes my conclusions of Democracy Kills.  

‘Hawksley is an intrepid surivor of a declining species, a brave and honest foreign reporter with a strong reputation for questioning shibboleths. It is thus a pity that the book, a set of well-written enecdotes drawn from world-wide assignments during the past two decades,  is tempted for the sake of sales to sensationalise its subject.”

John’s review is an important addition to the debate on democracy and he skillfully shows up the difference in the roles of reporter and academic.

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