List of Authoritarianism articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Emperor Modi Ended the Gandhi Dynasty
India managed to overthrow its founding family — but replaced it with a new form of personality cult.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is South Korea Regressing Into a Dictatorship?
President Park Geun-hye is squelching protests, suing journalists, and jailing opposition politicians.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless
The family of Cambodian dictator Hun Sen sits on at least $200 million. But it might not save them from populist anger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 All Hail Queen Banerjee
How the chief minister of the Indian state of West Bengal went from being the people’s savior to the people’s tyrant.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is China Returning to the Madness of Mao’s Cultural Revolution?
There are disturbing similarities between the authoritarianism and thought control of one of the most awful periods of modern history and Xi's China today.
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To spies, David Vincenzetti is a salesman. To tyrants, he is a savior. How the Italian mogul built a hacking empire.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Dictator of the Vatican
The “People’s Pope” is not trying to build an inclusive Catholic Church. He’s ruthlessly making it liberal.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Abandon the Pursuit for Great Leaders
From Napoleon to Donald Trump, it has always been tempting to empower individuals who seem extraordinary. It has also always been a mistake.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Age of Disillusionment
Both the world’s liberal democracies and their authoritarian competitors are facing an uncertain year. Who will rise to the challenge?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 When Dictators Die
The world’s dictators are aging — but democrats shouldn’t be too quick to rejoice.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sri Lanka: Back to the Future?
Sri Lanka's authoritarian former president is on the brink of a political resurgence. His electoral success would put a halt to the country's already troubled political reform process.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Not All About the Censorship
A veteran New Yorker correspondent on why he publishes his books in Mainland China.
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457979644 cropped Why Technology Hasn’t Delivered More Democracy
New technologies offer important tools for empowerment — yet democracy is stagnating. What’s up?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ethiopia’s Economic Miracle Is Running Out of Steam
Why it’s time for East Africa’s big success story to change the way it does business.
