authoritarian
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A general finding is that while structural weakness in authoritarian institutions can contribute to democratic transitions, it is insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
“It also ignores the resilience of entrenched authoritarian systems like the Islamic Republic.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
What happened in South Korea, he adds, "shows that democratic erosion is not inevitable and that institutions can successfully constrain authoritarian ambitions... when institutional and societal actors are willing to act".
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
His first name is Josef and they call him Uncle Joe, because he has a mustache and an Eastern European accent and is authoritarian in his opinions.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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