The Authoritarian Playbook Explained

War & Peace by International Crisis Group

Apr 15, 202536:40Business

In this episode of War & Peace , Olga and Elissa talk with political scientist Ekaterina Schulmann to unpack how aspiring authoritarian leaders transform democracies into autocratic governments and whether democratic ero...

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