Search Results for: illiberalism

The Revenge of Power: How malign 3P power made the world safe for autocracy

     

Savvy autocrats have deployed the three P’s of populism, polarization and post-truth to cultivate ‘stealthocracy’ – maintaining liberal democracy’s institutional architecture while gutting the substance of such norms as accountability,… Read more »

A new transition paradigm? From democratic decline to authoritarian aggression

     

Western democracies are demonstrating fresh resolve in defending Ukraine, but still need to demonstrate sufficient resilience by addressing domestic backsliding, according to a new Freedom House report. While some democratic… Read more »

Autocratic resurgence vs democratic renewal: 7-3 halftime score?

     

Liberal democracy is back to where it was in 1989, says the most recent report from the Varieties of Democracy Institute (V–Dem) – in other words, the massive gains in… Read more »