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Analysis
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Trump's second term: When an autocrat has no guardrails

Analysis: With a decade of politics under his belt, Donald Trump's second term is likely to be more authoritarian than the first, say experts.

Brooke Anderson
14 November, 2024
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MENA
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Tunisians protest against authoritarianism ahead of election

°®Âþµº Staff & Agencies
14 September, 2024
In-depth
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In Tunisia, travel bans are weaponised to silence opposition

Amine Snoussi
16 January, 2023
Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East by Marc Owen Jones
Book Club
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Digital Authoritarianism in the Middle East

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Usman Butt

12 October, 2022
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MENA
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Tunisian president faces ‘scandal’ after red meat claims

°®Âþµº Staff
27 September, 2022
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Voices

Dubai police chief nominee for Interpol raises red flags

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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

13 October, 2020
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Perspectives

Bahrain Israel normalisation deal: All risk for little gain

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Emile Nakhleh

17 September, 2020
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Perspectives

Saudi Arabia is the world's most dangerous cyber bully

Marc Owen Jones

Marc Owen Jones

15 September, 2020
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Voices

UAE adds Israel to its coalition of anti-democratic allies

Sam Hamad

Sam Hamad

28 August, 2020
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MENA
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Algerian journalist who covered protests sentenced to three years

°®Âþµº Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2020
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Society
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The Dictatorship Syndrome by Alaa Al Aswany

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Barak Barfi

06 August, 2020
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Perspectives

The Trump effect on global press freedom

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Mellissa Fung

07 May, 2020
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Perspectives

How coronavirus presented China with a dream surveillance opportunity

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James Snell

06 May, 2020
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MENA
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Morocco launches drones to fight coronavirus from the sky

°®Âþµº & agencies
06 May, 2020
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Perspectives

Is the coronavirus pandemic encouraging authoritarianism?

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David Powell

21 April, 2020
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Perspectives

How China uses tech to monitor, detain, brainwash Uighurs

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James Snell

28 November, 2019
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Perspectives

Kidnappings, killings and threats: Inside Iraq's authoritarian turn

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Taif Alkhudary

26 November, 2019
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Voices

How the 'War on Terror' facilitates repression

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Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

10 September, 2019
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Perspectives

Banning the Muslim Brotherhood aims to criminalise Muslim dissent

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Sahar F. Aziz

10 May, 2019
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Perspectives

Blacklisting the Brotherhood has nothing to do with 'anti-terrorism'

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Mohamad Elmasry

02 May, 2019
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Perspectives

The false allure of authoritarian stability

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Eldar Mamedov

09 April, 2019