Autocracy

Autocracy

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A brief history of referendums: Does it always reflect the people’s will?

Referendum is both the voice of the people and, at times, the tool of the powerful

Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. File photo: UNB

Autocracy removed, yet hesitation to speak freely remains: Debapriya

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Unprecedented ascension, inevitable fall

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Autocracy is no model for developing economies