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From the violent Shays Rebellion to the Jan. 6 insurrection, American democracy has been tested several times. | Opinion
Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
The Kirkpatrick Doctrine was the doctrine expounded by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick in the early 1980s based on her 1979 essay, "Dictatorships and Double Standards". [1] The doctrine was used to justify the U.S. foreign policy of supporting Third World anti-communist dictatorships during the Cold War. [2]
These are referred to as large coalition governments and small coalition governments. These differences are illustrated in the infrastructure developed in authoritarian and democratic societies. In addition, authoritarian rulers, due to their smaller circles of power brokers, tend to have longer periods of power. [3]
Applebaum’s clarion warnings appear in articles published in The Atlantic and two New York Times best-selling books on authoritarianism: “Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the ...
In particular, Kahn suggested that policy should promote democracy even in the countries dominated by Soviet communism. Kahn argued that the Polish labor-union Solidarity deserved United States support and even in its first years demonstrated that civil society could expand and that free labor unions could be organized despite Communist regimes ...
The risk of an authoritarian shift is real, especially with a Supreme Court undermining personal freedoms, not to mention due process and equal treatment — negating the principle that no one ...
Schedler calls electoral authoritarianism a new form of authoritarian regime, not a hybrid regime or illiberal democracy. [40] Moreover, a purely authoritarian regime does not need elections as a source of legitimacy [ 90 ] while non-alternative elections, appointed at the request of the ruler, are not a sufficient condition for considering the ...