Tag: #journalofdemocracy #ukraine #nedemocracy #russia #authoritarianism #Kremlin #ideology #civilsociety #nedemocracy #kathrynestoner #Putin

Why Putin’s repression is worse than under the Soviets

     

With Moscow’s barbaric aggression against Ukraine, Russia has experienced a quick return to almost Stalinist-era levels of repression, says former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky. New laws have made it impossible… Read more »

Putin’s demise: Gradually, then suddenly?

     

Authoritarian regimes create incentives for officials to shelter leaders from the truth, especially bad news, as we can see in Russia, said Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of defense for international… Read more »