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Archives: Authoritarianism
![Muslim Rohingya Refugees from Burma: “The Army… burned down my house.”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/muslim-rohingya-refugees-from-bu-187x137.jpg)
![Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/book-burning-trumps-torchbearers-187x137.jpg)
Book-Burning, Trump’s Torchbearers & Reading Donald Duck
By Ariel Dorfman | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The organizers of the white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville last month knew just what they were doing when they decided to carry torches…![Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/arabs-thomas-friedman-and-the-ir-187x137.jpg)
Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) Writing about conflicts in the Middle East for the New York Times yesterday, columnist Thomas Friedman talked of "the power that is lost to a society…![Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/cop-arrests-nurse-for-doing-her-187x137.jpg)
Cop Arrests Nurse For Doing Her Job (TYT Video)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen | (The Young Turks Video Report) | - - "A police officer in Salt Lake City arrested a nurse because she refused to break the…![Trump’s Organized Chaos: Channeling the Dictators – And Their Lieutenants](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trumps-organized-chaos-channelin-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Organized Chaos: Channeling the Dictators – And Their Lieutenants
By Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | - - When Donald Trump was vying for the Republic nomination, and even more so after he won the nomination and was running for office,…![Resisting? 5 Lessons on Authoritarian Regimes from Latin America](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/resisting-5-lessons-on-authorita-187x137.jpg)
Resisting? 5 Lessons on Authoritarian Regimes from Latin America
By Cheryl Duckworth | (Informed Comment) | - - Daily headlines suggest we could soon be experiencing a genuine constitutional crisis. We’ve learned that White House lawyers are exploring if the President…![Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/turkish-legislators-hold-sit-in-187x137.jpg)
Turkish Legislators hold Sit-in to protest Creeping Dictatorship
TeleSur | - - Under the changes, lawmakers can also vote to ban for three sessions fellow parliamentarians who use expressions such as "Kurdistan" or "Kurdish provinces." Turkey’s main opposition staged a…![Morocco’s Rif Revolt: Only a Democratic Response is Sufficient](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/moroccos-rif-revolt-only-a-democ-187x137.jpg)
Morocco’s Rif Revolt: Only a Democratic Response is Sufficient
By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | - - Since October 2016, the Berbers (Imazighen) of the Rif, a region on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, have been carrying out one of…![One Year Later: Why the Purges in Turkey Were Always in the Pipeline](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/one-year-later-why-the-purges-in-187x137.jpg)
One Year Later: Why the Purges in Turkey Were Always in the Pipeline
By Sarphan Uzunoglu. | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | - - When it comes to Turkey, representatives of European Union countries—aided and abetted by Turkish liberals who got the ruling Justice and Development…![The Dangerous Unreality of Trumpland rests on a Totalitarian Foundation](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/the-dangerous-unreality-of-trump-187x137.jpg)
The Dangerous Unreality of Trumpland rests on a Totalitarian Foundation
By Dan Dinello | (Informed Comment) | - - Like the Black Lodge in David Lynch’s revival of Twin Peaks, reality is twisted into strange, absurd forms in the world of Trump.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/169517-187x137.jpg)
Turkey: Erdogan Marks Coup anniversary with more Crackdowns
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey commemorated on Saturday the anniversary of the failed coup in that country. The coup attempt was genuinely unpopular.…![Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/saudi-bloc-qatars-al-jazeera-can-187x137.jpg)
Saudi Bloc: Qatar’s Al Jazeera can Stay, it Just has to Report as We Say
TeleSur | - - Al Jazeera said it rejects any “external intervention” and reiterates its “independence and professional editorial stance.” The four Arab countries currently boycotting Qatar are set to drop their…![With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/with-cnn-reporter-attack-video-t-187x137.jpg)
With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has taken another big step toward becoming an African dictator. On Sunday he tweeted a video someone made for him that was…![Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/speaking-truth-to-erdogan-his-au-187x137.jpg)
Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe
By Ludwig Schulz | German Orient Institute | (Via Euractiv.com ) | - - Ludwig Schulz looks at how scientific analysis can help counter President Erdoğan’s fake narrative of Turkey’s thriving democracy…![Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/does-watching-too-much-tv-turn-y-187x137.jpg)
Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?
By James Shanahan. | (The Conversation) | - - Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise victory of Donald Trump. Reasons range from…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/basenationcover-175x137.jpg)
Should the Pentagon be Propping up Dictatorships around the World?
By David Vine | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Much outrage has been expressed in recent weeks over President Donald Trump’s invitation for a White House visit to Rodrigo Duterte, president…![The Sadism of creeping Dictatorship](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/the-sadism-of-creeping-dictators-187x137.jpg)
The Sadism of creeping Dictatorship
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - One of the classic techniques of dictatorship is humiliation, a manifestation of the sadism of the regime. Most people want to avoid being…![Which Middle East Authoritarian Leader is Trump most Like?](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/which-middle-east-authoritarian-187x137.jpg)
Which Middle East Authoritarian Leader is Trump most Like?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump's abrupt and virtually unprecedented firing of FBI director Jim Comey raises the question of whether he and his far right wing circle…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/bankersprins-180x137.jpg)
Trump Empire-Dynasty Expands via White House Ties
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or secure future riches. Okay,…![Trump’s Real sin in DC is not distinguishing between “Good” and “Bad” Dictators](http://web.archive.org./web/20171010214356im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/trumps-real-sin-in-dc-is-not-dis-187x137.jpg)