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News

‘Egg Protest’ Revenge? Tajikistan Cuts Electricity to Family Homes of Exiled Activists

Posted byby Marie Corrie
October 22, 2023
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3 min

Tajikistan’s authoritarian government has been accused of using electricity as leverage against its political opponents after officials allegedly cut off power to the family...

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Featured

More Things Change: Elections and Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
August 30, 2023
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4 min

Is Southeast Asia really becoming more authoritarian? And what are the implications for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)? Recent developments in Thailand...

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Politics

Rising Authoritarianism in Latin America: A Threat to Democracy

Posted byby Marie Corrie
August 1, 2023
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2 min

Democracy in Latin America has experienced a decline in support over the past decade, while backing for authoritarianism has grown, particularly among the youth,...

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Military Affairs

‘Chains of colonialism’: Western powers in Africa vying for control, geopolitical edge

Posted byby Michael Becker
July 28, 2023
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3 min

JOHANNESBURG — For decades, Africa has been teeming with foreign military personnel, with more than a dozen countries known to have deployments and bases...

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Internal Security

The World’s Two-faced Leaders

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
May 28, 2023
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9 min

Authoritarian rulers have often used body doubles – what are they trying to hide? The pressures of wartime leadership are taking a toll on...

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U.S.

Oppressive regimes are now targeting citizens living safely abroad

Posted byby Michael Becker
May 17, 2023
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4 min

“Transnational repression” is the emerging term for an insidious and growing form of global religious, political and ethnic persecution that has U.S., European and...

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Europe

How Russia Might Benefit from Central Asia’s Authoritarian Regeneration

Posted byby Geoffrey Wallace
April 28, 2023
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3 min

Central Asia is becoming more authoritarian before our very eyes: after the power grab completed during the pandemic, the region’s elites are now introducing...