Many autocrats rig elections to stay in power. Nicaragua’s longtime president has gone one step further.
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Economic globalization was supposed to encourage democracy around the world. But sometimes the opposite happens.
Nullifying the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party is the latest in a string of measures that are taking the country down the road to autocracy.
The Trump administration has made many threats against nonprofits whose missions it disagrees with.
Even controlling 80% of the media wasn’t enough in the face of a well-organised opposition.
Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.
For the first time since Victor Orbán came to power in 2010, the Hungarian electorate has been faced with a genuinely competitive campaign
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
A new report assessing democratic values across more than 200 countries has found 6 billion people live in autocracies. Here’s where Australia sits.
The countries, whose respective leaders recently won widely disputed elections, offer contrasting examples in how autocracies operate, evolve and change.
A new book, Goliath’s Curse, will reset everything you thought you knew about the rise and fall of civilisations – with worrying implications for our world now.
China promotes the adoption of autocratic practices by other governments, adapting its approach to suit the local context.
President Samia Hassan is relying on repressive tactics to eliminate her most significant competitors from the 2025 presidential race.
For almost a year, Serb demonstrators have called for the ouster of the increasingly authoritarian president.
As authoritarian and autocratic leaders seek to consolidate power throughout society, members of the business community face a choice of resistance or capitulation.
The region’s authoritarian leaders have been buoyed by the loss of Iranian power. But such victories mask a region that is still very much beset by danger.
Amid tight restrictions on self-expression and political freedom, innovative and audacious protests appear inevitable.
Nero, Rome’s emperor from 54 to 68 C.E., rose to power at a young age and remained focused on himself, letting the needs of citizens fall to the wayside.
Social media design influences human behavior, and the Big Tech platforms use it to boost profits – and their owners’ political agendas. Some smaller platforms are using design to support democracy.
Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve a nascent dictator in their efforts to undermine democracy.
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