The Organization of American States (OAS) finds itself in a conundrum. When it condemned last week's coup in Honduras, the OAS was convinced that it was defending democracy. Today, the OAS is not so sure. In his recent visit to Tegucigalpa, the OAS secretary general José Miguel Insulza found himself in the awkward position of threatening a government that is supported by virtually all democratic forces in the country.
This is a crisis of asymmetrical illegitimacy--an international condemnation of a...
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