On the Road to Stability in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
At the crossroads of security, development, modernization, and identity, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula imparts how…
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Lessons in Autocracy: How Bolsonaro and Trump Weaponized Nostalgia Against…
How much power does nostalgia really have? In Brazil and the United States, rewriting the past is becoming a…
Opinion | A Woke Pope for Our Authoritarian Times?
Pope Leo XIV is emphasizing the humanitarian values of the Catholic Church to maintain the Church’s status as a…
Troubling Signs of Reemerging Authoritarianism in Syria
Post-Assad Syria is being rebuilt–seemingly intentionally–upon a controlled narrative that utilizes unresolved…
Moscow’s Grip is Tightening, but Georgia Won’t Give in Without a Fight
The unchecked institutionalization of authoritarian structures, which completely ignores the consensus of Georgia’s…
Review Radio: Poles at the Polls
Host Zalan Teodor Gaspar sits down with Wojciech Przybylski and Agnieszka Homańska of Visegrad Insight to discuss…
Famine and Democratic Backsliding: The Long-Term Consequences of Russian Duplicity
When essential resources become increasingly scarce, authoritarian figures and institutions are emboldened to act…
The Many Faces of Surveillance Technology: Why the Facial Recognition Conversation…
To have ‘nothing to hide’ is not a sufficient justification to allow the infringement of our individual freedoms.…
Spotlight: Trump’s Refusal To Respect Election Results Is A Symbolic Threat To…
Earlier this morning, host Naomi Shi sat down with MIR Writer of the Week Lila Mooney to discuss her piece…
Family Ties: Sri Lankan Democracy in Peril
With their dominating coalition in parliament and control of the presidency, there is almost no governmental…