Authoritarianism

Bukele Speeds Up Moves Towards Authoritarianism in El Salvador

By Edgardo Ayala
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, has been widely criticised for his authoritarian tendencies, but has said that the changes he plans will be long-term - which to his critics means a further undercutting of the weak democratic institutions that he has already begun to dismantle.

Mubarak Acquitted as Egypt’s Counterrevolution Thrives

By Emile Nakhleh
The acquittal of former Egyptian President Muhammad Hosni Mubarak is not a legal or political surprise. Yet it carries serious ramifications for Arab autocrats who are leading the counterrevolutionary charge, as well as the United States.


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