Authoritarian Playbook Part 4: How regimes build shadow states, silence dissent, and weaponize democracy against itself—analysis by...
Playbooks
Step-by-step Playbook guides to authoritarian strategy—how regimes capture courts, silence media, and weaponize propaganda.
What replaces democracy—and will it feel better? An American & European lens, plus the Hungary→Turkey→Russia escalation ladder. ...
Authoritarian enemies within: how regimes in the US, Russia, China, India, and Europe manufacture threats to criminalize...
From Orbán to the Patriot Act, Citizen of Europe explains how “temporary” emergencies become permanent rule —...
From “Untermensch” to “fake news,” how authoritarians weaponize language to dehumanize, divide, and erode trust — with...
From Nazi eugenics and welfare programs to modern restrictions on healthcare, women, and dissent — authoritarian regimes...
Meta has scaled back fact-checking teams in Europe, just as disinformation spikes ahead of elections. What the...
The new CDC chief wants to ditch medical rules and let citizens “experiment on themselves.” Experts quit,...
Midterms usually punish presidents. Trump faces that storm—but his playbook is maps, mail bans, and mistrust. Can...
Cambodia calls itself independent, but real freedom is a mirage — democracy hollowed out, dissent crushed, and...
Donald Trump claims he can broker a trilateral peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. For Putin, it’s...
Luxury bunkers, private desalination, and climate-proof compounds for the rich. Insurance cutoffs, ration cards, and heat deaths...
Human Rights Watch lays out a grim 2025 agenda: stop war crimes, resist whitewashed rights reports, and...
