Dictatorship
Total 7 Posts
Is the UK turning to an elected dictatorship?
5 min read
Boris Johnson’s government is taking back control in ways that could undermine British democracy forever using legislative processes – unknown to most people in this country – that have very significant constitutional implications.
Roman Protasevich: Dissident Belarus journalist whose defiance enraged Europe’s last dictator.
5 min read
The Belarus regime’s insistence on stamping out every manifestation of dissent, no matter how minor, is only matched by the determination and resilience of ordinary people who continue to mock and defy it.
Belarus election: Contested result sparks massive unrest as Europe’s ‘last dictator’ claims victory.
5 min read
State controlled exit poll gives authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko 80% of the vote. Thousands of people outraged with the results of another rigged election have taken to the streets.
Belarus election: Why strongman Alexander Lukashenko faces unprecedented resistance.
4 min read
Opposition candidates have been arrested amid mass protests and a worsening coronavirus pandemic ahead of the August 9 election.
Democracy versus dictatorship: A new Cold War.
8 min read
We have explicitly entered the propaganda war between democracy and dictatorship.
Leaders for life are as creative as novelists. They engage in world-building.
3 min read
How to preserve the illusion of order and elide the chaos that is just below the surface.
Maduro has pushed Venezuela to the brink of revolution — Sanctions and aid may tip it over the edge.
5 min read
Food and medical aid at Venezuela's borders could spark a revolution.