Neglecting structural autocracy during international negotiations undermines global democracy and compromises the long-term security interests of Washington.
Browsing: Autocracy
The heartland wields cyberattacks, missiles, and coercion to crack open a richer, far more advanced rimland coalition paralyzed by its own internal divisions.
Explore how global autocrats preserve systemic wealth gaps, manipulate market liberalization, and weaponize cultural narratives to suppress social mobility.
Erdogan leverages a weaponized judiciary to dismantle the CHP leadership, escalating Turkey’s shift toward autocracy while Western powers remain silent.
Protest record against autocracies: only Bangladesh succeeded. Iran’s regime massacred thousands. Caution needed.
Trump’s march toward war with Iran is autocratic decree, not persuasion—negating democratic deliberation. Americans will pay for a war they never chose.