South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a televised address late Tuesday as his popularity has dwindled.
Authoritarianism
J-Lo, Camila Cabello, Celine Dion, and Halle Berry dazzled at Elie Saab’s epic Riyadh fashion and music extravaganza, but will glitz and glamour bring more freedom for Saudi women?
Harris to deliver “closing argument” tonight at the Ellipse, where Trump incited the Jan. 6 riots, framing the election as democracy vs. authoritarianism.
Supreme Court ruling complicates prosecution of Donald Trump, granting partial immunity for 2020 election actions.
Narendra Modi is directing public anger at Muslims to distract from his government’s failure to produce jobs.
Maduro has consolidated power by using state institutions to silence critics, while at the same time profiting from corruption.
Russia is convinced that history, morality, and even divinity are on its side in a de facto existential war with the West.
The days, months, and years after Putin’s eventual death may be very turbulent given how the Russian system has been built around him.
The Pakistan Army’s pact with the Sharif and Bhutto-Zardari political dynasties to keep out Imran Khan is tenuous from the start.
The real power of authoritarian populists like Trump and Orbán lies in the novel electoral support coalition they create.