Category: Authoritarianism

‘Inflection point’ the supreme test of Israel’s democracy

     

EPIC: UN heads turn & PLO rep’s eyes bulge in stunned disbelief as Palestinian hero Mosab Hasan Yousef, son of Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef, calls out Palestinian Authority oppression… Read more »

Surveillance, privacy and agency: China’s ‘tech-enhanced authoritarian governance’

     

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operates a society-wide system of tech-enhanced authoritarian governance, facilitated by a sophisticated online censorship apparatus and internet-linked physical surveillance devices, says a new report from… Read more »

Democracy’s surprising resilience belies ‘backsliding’?

     

The days when democracy was considered the only viable political regime are over, according to a leading analyst. “This process of a declining Liberal West, along with its increasing inability… Read more »

New alliance for freedom can challenge autocracy ‘from the front lines’

     

A new “alliance of democracy defenders” is imperative to counter the intensifying cooperation among members of a global “autocratic network,” Venezuelan opposition leader and former political prisoner Leopoldo López contends… Read more »