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Hungary’s Opposition Used Social Media to Topple the Authoritarian-in-Chief
Politically neutral platforms are a better way than censorship to fight propaganda and disinformation
Apr 29
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Jacob Mchangama
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Orbán Lost Spectacularly Because the Hungarian People Simply Stopped Fearing His Authoritarianism
They understood that his corrupt party was selling out the country to serve its own interests
Apr 13
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Laszlo Gendler
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If Orbán Loses Hungary's Election, It Will Dispel the Air of Invincibility Around Strongmen
This would prove that consolidating power does not protect authoritarians from self-destructing, especially when a smart opposition exploits their…
Apr 7
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Laszlo Gendler
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The Leading Realist Theorist Ignores Reality to Depict Putin as the Victim
John Mearsheimer’s analytic framework blinds him to the Russian dictator’s real motives for invading democratic Ukraine
Apr 4
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Tom G. Palmer
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Democrats Should Own Free Trade, Not Just Oppose Trump's Protectionism
Their tactical opposition to the president's tariffs will cost them leadership on this issue
Mar 24
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Tibita Kaneene
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Progressive Jews Are Deeply Distressed by the Rising Antisemitism on Their Own Side
They distrust the right but are pained by the left
Mar 19
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Jay Michaelson
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India Is Embracing China’s Authoritarian Tactics for Digital Surveillance and Control
The country’s undemocratic turn is dangerous not only for its own citizens but also the world as other populist rulers emulate its methods
Mar 17
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Amal Chandra
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Russia Resurrected and Exported a Fascist Ideology to the West
That the Trump administration is targeting ‘enemies within’ instead of Putin shows how much America has already succumbed to it
Mar 8
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Tom G. Palmer
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Iran's Youth Broke the Islamic Republic's Spell Before the Airstrikes
An Iranian exile on the generation of women and youth who did the real work of dismantling the theocracy
Mar 3
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Pouya Nikmand
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Trump's Unauthorized Strikes on Iran Take America's Imperial Presidency to New Heights
Khamenei's departure is nothing to mourn but regime change might require more than air strikes
Mar 1
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Ilya Somin
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Trump Can't Win on the Cheap in Iran
His saber rattling won't convince the mullahs to relinquish their nuclear quest
Feb 26
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Nicholas Grossman
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The Far Right Is Rapidly Remaking England's Politics
And one big driving force is Elon Musk who is putting his and X's might behind fringe figures touting aggressively reactionary ideas
Feb 18
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Alan Elrod
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