List of Authoritarianism articles
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A demonstrator with an Iranian flag and red hands painted on her face attends a rally in support of Iranian protests, in Paris on October 9, 2022. Iran’s Protests Are Nowhere Near Revolutionary
Many say the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement will threaten the regime this year. They’re wrong.
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Damage is seen in the aftermath of protests in Kazakhstan. The Other Jan. 6
One year on, events in Kazakhstan that cemented its president’s grip on power remain shrouded in mystery.
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A picture of China's President Xi Jinping with a face mask is displayed as people visit an exhibition about China's fight against Covid in Wuhan on Jan. 15, 2021. China’s Government Is a Self-Made COVID-19 Victim
The country’s pandemic experience should be remembered as a political, not a public health, catastrophe.
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Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani smiles after addressing the media in Ahmedabad on July 21, 2009. India’s Free Press Just Became Less Free
The country’s richest man has bought its last independent television channel—and made an enemy of its biggest star.
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Hirsh-Good-Guys-2022-site-3-2 2022: The Year the Good Guys Struck Back
After years of rising authoritarianism and xenophobic populism, democracy is strengthening. But a long struggle lies ahead.
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Demonstrators take part in a rally against President Kais Saied, called for by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Dec. 10. Consensus Politics Has Failed Tunisia
An opposition boycott of Saturday’s election may be too little, too late.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Leaders Session at the Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Are Autocratic Allies Damaging U.S. and EU Credibility?
From Equatorial Guinea’s leverage over Washington to Qatar’s scandal in Brussels, small resource-rich states are flexing their diplomatic muscle.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation. Is India Losing Its Claim to Being a Democracy?
Historian Ramachandra Guha explains how Narendra Modi is eroding real people power.
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A fan at the FIFA World Cup match between Wales and Iran on Nov. 25, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Iran Is Conceding Much Less Than It Seems
The morality police force may have been disbanded, but enforced morality will remain.
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An illustration shows the Twitter logo displayed on a mobile phone with Elon Musk in the background on Nov. 19. What We Lose if We Lose Twitter
Twitter’s destruction would be a geopolitical catastrophe not only for the United States but also for the democratic world.
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modi-cult-of-personality-matthieu-bourel-illustration-Online_site_1500x1000px_bis The Cult of Modi
How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.
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A large screen displays China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit with United States President Joe Biden on November 16, 2021 in Beijing. Xi’s China Is Good—and Bad—for the United States
The strategic implications of the 20th Party Congress cut in two different directions.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at a podium. China Has Entered ‘Maximum Xi’
Three experts offer takeaways from the 20th Party Congress.
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards during a ceremony to mark the 27th anniversary of the Islamic revolution at the mausoleum of Iran's late founder of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran on Feb. 1, 2006. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Will Never Stand Down
The biggest obstacle to regime change is a security force designed to protect the regime to the point of civil war.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a primetime speech at Independence National Historical Park Sept. 1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. What Does Biden’s Confrontational Speech Mean for U.S. Foreign Policy?
Framing geopolitics in terms of democracy and autocracy won’t necessarily help bring peace.
