A more familiar example in the Western world today is the notion that non-democratic states, because of their internal composition, start wars.

That's why a growing Muslim middle class here is moving up and, generally, doesn't manifest the strands of deep anger you find in many non-democratic Muslim states.

And, as Tye's a serving Head of State, a prosecution would have implications for other leaders of non-democratic states.

Webb is a strong advocate of engagement with non-democratic states in Asia.

The implementation of a democratic government within a non-democratic state is typically brought about by democratic revolution.

One explanation is that these democracies were threatened or otherwise were provoked by the non-democratic states.

Transition from a non-democratic ethnic state has taken place.

Is this promise that everything will be free and without discrimination for foreign investors aimed at the non-democratic states?

One of his concepts was what he called the authoritarian international - basically efforts to respond to external challenges by increasing coordination among non-democratic states.

It would be pretentious to suggest that librarians can overturn the practice of censorship in non-democratic states, yet that is no reason for inaction.