authoritarian

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A general finding is that while structural weakness in authoritarian institutions can contribute to democratic transitions, it is insufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Beyond security concerns, authoritarian leaders often house senior officials on military bases or within walled compounds as a way of minimizing the possibility of a coup.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“It also ignores the resilience of entrenched authoritarian systems like the Islamic Republic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

“Defiance” offers a prism on Syria’s authoritarian society before the 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war, and vivid snapshots of the devastation that the war unleashed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Early farming villages worldwide were much less authoritarian places than later societies.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann