Governments, even democratic ones, are willing to aid autocracies in silencing exiled dissidents if the host nation thinks it’s in its economic interest. That is what we found when looking into cases ...

Autocracies around the world have become increasingly mutually reinforcing in their competition with democratic societies, Pulitzer Prize winning U.S. journalist and historian Anne Applebaum said in ...

Protesters run as Cameroonian security forces use water cannons to disperse them during the country's latest election, whose integrity was widely challenged. AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal Autocratic ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Pierre Bienaimé: President-elect Donald Trump and the CEO of SoftBank announced a ...

Last month, North Korea and Russia signed a pact covering trade, investment and cultural ties, and pledging aid if either nation faces “aggression.” In exchange for economic assistance and technology ...

The coalescing partnership of autocracies led by China and Russia will impose strategic choices on Western democracies, no matter who wins the U.S. presidential election. Can the U.S. and its allies ...

We explain North Korea’s decision to send troops to help Russia. By David Leonhardt The 3,000 North Korean troops boarded ships in the port city of Wonsan earlier this month and made the journey up ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yonatan Morse, University of Connecticut (THE CONVERSATION) Autocratic leaders in ...