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Why autocracies are taking hold and democracies under threat - May 17, 2024

Why autocracies are taking hold and democracies under threat - May 17, 2024

Update: 2024-05-18
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Aid groups welcome the start of operations to send aid into Gaza from a floating pier but say it's no substitute for land-based aid shipments. UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram on the war's dire consequences for children in Gaza. As Russian forces advance along the frontlines in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin shores up Moscow's alliance with China in a two-day visit meeting with his counterpart in Beijing Andrea Kendall-Taylor, senior fellow with the Center for a New American Security, Transatlantic Security Program and co-author of the new eBook 'The Origins of Elected Strongmen' on why authoritarianism appears to be on the rise across the globe.
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Why autocracies are taking hold and democracies under threat - May 17, 2024

Why autocracies are taking hold and democracies under threat - May 17, 2024

Lori Lundin