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Democracy and Its Enemies

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  1. haldar38_ERNESTO BENAVIDESAFP via Getty Images)_fujimori ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
  2. krauze2_Manuel VelasquezGetty Images_sheinbaum YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
  3. chellaney179_MUNIR UZ ZAMANAFP via Getty Images_bangladeshmilitary Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images
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    The West’s Stealthy Assault on Democracy

    Brahma Chellaney decries leading powers' tacit acceptance of military regimes masked by civilian façades.
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    The Trump Threat to Democracy Has Only Grown

    Daron Acemoglu sees five reasons to believe that the former president would do far more damage if given another term.
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    How Fascism Happens

    Mark Jones revisits Hitler's rise to power now that political violence and attacks on democracy are intensifying.
  6. nowrojee3_BENSON IBEABUCHIAFP via Getty Images_nigeriaprotests Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP via Getty Images
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    A New Political “Youthquake”

    Binaifer Nowrojee identifies common features characterizing the recent wave of Gen-Z political activism in Asia and Africa.
  7. drchowdhury2_SANJAY KANOJIAAFP via Getty Images_bulldozer justice SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP via Getty Images
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    Nothing Has Changed in India

    Debasish Roy Chowdhury rejects the widely held belief that the country has stepped “back from the brink” of authoritarian chauvinism.
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    Bangladesh’s Stand Against Authoritarianism

    Kaushik Basu urges interim leaders to rebuild political institutions and stabilize the economy before calling elections.
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    Is Democracy Really in Retreat?

    Helmut K. Anheier, et al. trace the contours of the global ideological battle between liberalism and the “autocratic sufficiency thesis.”
  1. milani6_MENAHEM KAHANAAFP via Getty Images_israeliranmissiles Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
  2. haldar38_ERNESTO BENAVIDESAFP via Getty Images)_fujimori ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
  3. benami218_JALAA MAREYAFP via Getty Images_lebanon israel iran JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
  4. op_sonin1_ILYA PITALEVSPUTNIKAFP via Getty Images_russiamilitaryproduction Ilya Pitalev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
  8. krauze2_Manuel VelasquezGetty Images_sheinbaum YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

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