In this issue: 

Cross-Regional Support for Gender Equality
Gill STEEL and Ikuo KABASHIMA

Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fire? Post-Soviet Regime Changes in Comparative Perspective
Vladimir GEL'MAN

The Doctrine of Pre-emptive Strike: Application and Implications During the Administration of President George W. Bush 
Sanjay GUPTA

Deliberative Drift: The emergence of Deliberation
Peter MCLAVERTY and Darren HALPIN

Banking on Democracy: The Political Economy of international Private Bank Lending in Emerging Markets
Javier RODRIGUEZ and Javier SANTISO