Authoritarians

Debapriya Bhattacharya. Photo: Collected
Politics

AL's authoritarian regime thrived on lies, pervasive fear, illusive development: Debapriya 

China presses US to cancel tariffs in test of bilateral engagement
World+Biz

China presses US to cancel tariffs in test of bilateral engagement

Vladislav Davidzon, Journalist. Sketch/TBS
Thoughts

Putin and Lukashenka are reluctant authoritarian

Saudi King Salman (R) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) receive Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Neom site near Maqnah, Saudi Arabia on Aug. 14, 2018. Photo: Foreign Policy/AFP/Getty Images 
Panorama

What Trump’s loss means for authoritarian leaders

US President Donald Trump/Reuters
World+Biz

Trump’s threat to deploy military in US called ‘authoritarian’

A woman watches a live broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the nation about the coronavirus pandemic in Moscow on April 2. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images/ Foreign Policy
Analysis

Authoritarians are exploiting the coronavirus, Democracies must not follow suit