Autocracy

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Autocracy removed, yet hesitation to speak freely remains: Debapriya

A coalition resistant to reforms has emerged, comprising bureaucrats, politicians, and business elites, said Sanem Executive Director Selim Raihan

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Panorama

Unprecedented ascension, inevitable fall

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Analysis

First Hasina, now Assad: A super year of elections turn into a year of fleeing for both

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Politics

Fall of Autocrats: Leaders who fled after mass uprisings since World War 2

File photo of student movement in July 2024 Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Thoughts

The middle class's complicity in the perpetuation of an autocratic regime

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Thoughts

The psychological impact of living under an autocratic regime

Rwandan President Paul Kagame poses for a photograph with members of the Rwandan Parliament. PHOTO: PAUL KAGAME’S FLICKR ACCOUNT
Thoughts

How autocrats use women’s rights to boost themselves

Visitors watch a flag-raising ceremony as the sun rises at Tiananmen Square, on the founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing, China July 1, 2018. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Autocracies outdo democracies on public trust - survey

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he arrives at Newcastle, Delaware U.S., February 5, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Europe

Biden G7, NATO to-do list: unite allies, fight autocracy, attack Covid-19

Think autocracy helps economies perform better? Then look at Africa. Photo: Getty Images via Bloomberg
Economy

Autocracy is no model for developing economies