The US is swinging like a pendulum between more autocratic and more democratic forms of government. How long will this destabilizing pattern last?
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One of Turkey’s main opposition figures has been arrested on charges widely seen as politically motivated.
Graphic artist Victoria Lomasko’s journey highlights how censorship has intensified in Russia.
The media must do more to amplify women in climate and environmental reporting.
Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by toxic masculinity.
Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among power-hungry leaders is establishing control over the country’s bureaucracy.
As Donald Trump embraces a multipolar world where raw power dominates, New Zealand will find itself in a global minority of democracies.
Like many African leaders of his era, he was shaped by the struggle for resistance against colonial oppression. This was no romantic picnic.
What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the changes ordered.
Frelimo’s ability to repress political contestation in Mozambique is diminishing.
The mechanics of upending American democracy would entail surmounting a thick tangle of constitutional, bureaucratic, legal and political obstacles.
Poorer states, like Rwanda and Burundi, have economic incentives for maintaining peacekeeping armies.
The ongoing political crisis in Mozambique is rooted in history. Frelimo abandoned the path to true democracy 40 years ago and became increasingly repressive.
Robert Sobukwe was committed to individual rights, a key tenet of liberalism.
A change in presidential leadership shows voters that stability and prosperity aren’t linked to a single leader.
Amid Donald Trump’s latest tariff threat, Canada should be asking how a liberal-democratic nation survives next to a much more powerful country with no respect for the rule of law.
Thomas Mann’s intellectual masterpiece is interested in time, love, mortality, culture – and the fragility of civilisation. There are worrying parallels between 1924, when it was published, and 2024.
Donald Trump’s return has normalised and supercharged authoritarianism internationally, making it the rule rather than the exception.
Hosting international sporting events brings prestige and profit to both global sports organizations and repressive regimes, but the gains sacrifice human rights and justice for power and profit.
The succession of authoritarian fossil fuel producers hosting international climate negotiations is a concern. We must pay attention to political influences on the talks and beware of greenwashing.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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International Affairs Editor, The Conversation
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Chaired professor for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the Department of English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Spécialiste de la politique américaine, Sciences Po
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Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor in Political Science and International Relations, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Lund University
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Assistant professor, University of Sussex
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University