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Autocracy

A collection of 6 Posts

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed post image
Social Media & Democracy Analysis Social Media Democracy Technology Autocracy Social Media & Society Technology Design Misinformation Fake News

Social media can support or undermine democracy – it comes down to how it’s designed

by Lisa Schirch
Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake post image
EU-Turkey Relationship Analysis European Union Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ekrem İmamoğlu Autocracy Dictatorship Geopolitics

Inaction from Brussels over the arrest of an opposition leader in Turkey may be a strategic mistake

by Seda Gurkan
The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags post image
European Union Democracy Behavioural Science Autocracy Death of Democracy Politics Analysis

The paradox of democracy’s success: Behavioural science helps explain why we miss autocratic red flags

by Ralph Hertwig
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries post image
Trump 2.0 Analysis Long-Read FBI Syria Nicaragua Donald Trump US Military Daniel Ortega Dan Bongino US Secret Service Iran Revolutionary Guard Hafez al-Assad Kash Patel United States US Politics Trump Administration 2025 History Denialism Loyalty Autocracy Uganda Yoweri Museveni Security Forces Personalisation

What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries

by Joe Wright
Venezuela: Maduro’s declaration of victory isn’t fooling anyone post image
Venezuela Latin America Nicolás Maduro Autocracy South America Voter Suppression Venezuela Elections Edmundo González Maria Corina Machado

Venezuela: Maduro’s declaration of victory isn’t fooling anyone

by Nicolas Forsans
No bullsh*t, no exaggeration... American democracy becomes American autocracy in 2023. post image
OPINION Autocracy Georgia GOP Republicans US Politics US Democracy United States US Elections US Supreme Court

No bullsh*t, no exaggeration... American democracy becomes American autocracy in 2023.

by Isaac Newton Farris Jr.