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5 days ago · Authoritarian regimes undergo distinct, dramatic, and observable changes at three separate levels—in leaders, regimes, and authoritarianism itself. Drawing distinctions between these changes improves our understanding of the ultimate fates of dictators and authoritarian regimes. How do we understand the diversity of authoritarian regimes?
4 days ago · As historian Charles Armstrong explained, Kim‘s regime blended Stalinist-style totalitarianism with Korean nationalism, Confucian hierarchies and a pervasive personality cult extolling him as the "Great Leader."[^2] This potent ideological mix, crystallized in the state doctrine of "juche" or self-reliance, provided the foundation for Kim‘s ...
3 days ago · A right-wing dictatorship, sometimes also referred to as a rightist dictatorship or right-wing authoritarianism, is an authoritarian or sometimes totalitarian regime following right-wing policies. Right-wing dictatorships are typically characterized by appeals to traditionalism, the protection of law and order and often the advocacy of ...
5 days ago · The Evanston RoundTable is the community’s leading source of news about local government, schools, civic and artistic activities, and other important issues facing our city. We seek to foster civic engagement and empower people to address complex issues facing our diverse community, promoting a better understanding and appreciation of people ...
2 days ago · Authoritarian regimes exert control over the internet through transit networks that operate largely out of public view, according to a recent study by researchers in the US and Germany.
3 days ago · We see this internal “Zeitenwende,” for example, when the single highest-circulation newspaper has the largest German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall — share price since the Ukraine war: up 523 percent — call for a return to compulsory military service because “the Zeitenwende . . . is a task for society as a whole“ and “liberal ...
3 days ago · Fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and was characterized by extreme militant nationalism, hatred of communism and socialism, contempt for democracy, and belief in natural social hierarchy and the rule of elites.
