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January 23, 2019

Religion
Democracy and Authoritarianism in Brazil

Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly and vice president for policy at Americas Society / Council of the Americas, discusses democracy and authoritarianism in Brazil, as well as the role of the faith community in the rise of Jair Bolsonaro, as part of CFR’s Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call series.

Podcast
Conference Call by Brian Winter and Irina A. Faskianos Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars

July 23, 2018

Turkey
Strongmen Die, but Authoritarianism Is Forever

This article first appeared here on ForeignPolicy.com on July 5, 2018 A few summers ago, a Turkish military officer stopped me to chat after a lecture I gave at a conference in Washington. During …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Voktor Orban
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 6, 2019

Libya
The American Tradition of Supporting Authoritarianism

Loving Dictators Is as American as Apple Pie

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses the 148th National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., April 26, 2019.
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

May 28, 2024

Elections and Voting
Ailing Democracy and Declining Women’s Representation: How They Are Related and What to Do About It

Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given…

A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station during the sixth phase of the general election, in New Delhi, India, May 25, 2024.
Article by Linda Robinson Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

April 24, 2017

Turkey
No, Erdogan Was Not an Authoritarian All Along

A combination of European Union mishandling and domestic developments propelled Turkey to where it is now.

BP04242017
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

March 5, 2018

Authoritarianism
Global Democracy Retreats as Authoritarianism Marches Forth

In an op-ed recently published in the Hill, I write about what democracy in retreat and authoritarianism on the march mean for the future of the liberal world order. President Xi Jinping’s brazen…

Xi and Putin
Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick International Institutions and Global Governance Program