authoritarianism
When Leaders Override Term Limits, Democracy Grinds to a Halt
Jon Temin Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 8:01 AM
The world should treat such power grabs like a coup d’état.
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Book Reviews
Ex-Friends 2020
Aviezer Tucker Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 2:01 PM
A Review of “Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism” by Anne Applebaum (Doubleday, 2020)
Egypt
Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments Further the Decay of State Institutions
Mai El-Sadany Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 8:56 AM
On April 23, Egypt’s National Election Authority announced that a package of amendments to the country’s 2014 constitution had been approved in a national referendum.
Foreign Policy Essay
Better Democracy Promotion through Immigration
Margaret E. Peters, Michael K. Miller Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 10:00 AM
Editor’s Note: Immigrants are often portrayed as a threat to democracy, particularly if they come from "shithole" countries as our president has so charmingly put it. This view, however, ignores the very power of democracy and the attractiveness of its values for those who have only known tyranny. Margaret Peters of UCLA and Michael Miller of GWU find that an excellent way to spread democracy is to take in more migrants from dictatorships.
Politics & National Security
Renaissance of the Militant Democracy?
Alexander Pirang Mon, Mar 27, 2017, 8:30 AM
BERLIN – We live in an age when autocracies could be ushered in by the most fundamental expression of democratic participation—voting.
Book Reviews
The Inner Life of a Dictatorship
Michael Gibbs Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 12:00 PM
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A review of Oleg Khlevniuk's Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator (Yale University Press, reprint edition, 2016).
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