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Scholars, Fascists Agree: Trump’s Not a Fascist, but an Opportunity

For his short-lived Chief of Staff John Kelly, the US President Donald Trump fits “the general definition of fascist.” Trump’s final Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley believed he was “fascist to the core.” Like many leading...

Matthew Feldman, November 5, 2024

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Risk, Curiosity and Authoritarianism: Alan Waring’s Global Insights

Alan Waring & Dr. Rod Berger, August 8, 2024

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Can Venezuela Suddenly Transition to Democracy? Its People Hope So.

Leonardo Vivas, June 17, 2024

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The Most Dangerous Drug Today Is Authoritarianism

Mattea Kramer & Sean Fogler, December 28, 2023

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Is the Decline of Democracy Inevitable?

James Bohland, January 31, 2022

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by Al-Sharif Nassef

Rabaa Square in Retrospective: The Victory of Fear in Egypt

September 12, 2014

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by Gary Grappo

Lesson of Lebanon Can Help Solve Syrian Crisis

February 19, 2014

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by Kamal Chomani

Press Freedom at a Crossroads in Iraqi Kurdistan

February 8, 2014

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by Helios Global

Syria’s Implosion Shakes Jordan

January 29, 2014

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by Jafar Hassan

Time for Iraq to Take Responsibility (Part 1/2)

January 26, 2014

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by Goos Hofstee

Egypt’s Black Bloc: The Arrival of Anarchism in the Middle East?

December 8, 2013

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by Clotilde de Swarte

The Egyptian Army and the Muslim Brotherhood: A Complex Relationship (Part 2/2)

November 21, 2013

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by Nadia Elboubkri

Caught Between Two Identities: Women’s Movements in Morocco and Tunisia (Part 1/2)

September 19, 2013

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by Maziyar Ghiabi

Egypt: The Emperor Has No Clothes

August 20, 2013

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