Democracy in Danger

Certainly! The concept of "competitive authoritarianism" has been around for nearly two decades. It was coined by political scientists Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way in a 2002 essay in the Journal of Democracy. This term describes a particular phenomenon of "hybrid" regimes where meaningful democratic institutions coexist with serious incumbent abuse, resulting in electoral competition …

One year of Trump’s praise for authoritarians

Donald Trump’s affinity for authoritarian figures is well established. When he was in the White House, he boasted of his relationships with people like North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Trump’s latest praise for some of the world’s biggest strongmen and his comment that he wouldn’t be a dictator …