1.a ruler exercising absolute power without hereditary right or the free consent of the people. 2.(in ancient Rome) a person invested with supreme authority during a crisis. 3.a person who authoritatively prescribes conduct, usage, etc. ...
A continent away from Kyrgyzstan, Africans like myself cheered this spring as a coalition of opposition groups ousted the country's dictator, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. "One coconut down, 39 more to harvest!" we shouted. There are at least 40 dictators around the world today, and ...
has taken up the baton with a more dire and sweeping assessment. Today’s authoritarians, he argues, will prove more durable than the dictatorships that preceded them because they are backed by a broad, genuinely supportive middle-class base. This, in turn, makes them much more formidable com...
Fifth of Nine Articles Appearing Today But Mr. Garba cautions that there is no simple formula for the West to encourage democracy in Africa.The US "has been a great supporter of dictators"... Robert M. Press, writer of The Christian Science Monitor - Putting a Price on Democracy in ...
People may believe the solution is a "benevolent dictator"— a leader who only uses their absolute power for the common good. But can such a leader actually exist in today’s world? Stephanie Honchell Smith examines this common myth.
"Today Americans would be outraged if UN troops entered Los Angeles to restore order; tomorrow they will be grateful. This is especially true if they were told there was an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our very existence. It is then that all ...
Nowhere is this bullying more evident than in the mental health profession, especially when the institutions of that profession come into contact with the families of children with autism, trauma, and suicidal depression. In many cases today, families seeking help for their children have nowhere to...
Nationalism: Nationalism is a political ideology that has been popular since the mid 1800s, but truly came into its own during the 1930s. Nationalists are staunch defenders of their country of origin and believe that their country is better than other countries in ever...
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Today, the term “dictator” is associated with cruel and oppressive rulers who violate human rights and maintain their power by jailing and executing their opponents. Dictators typically come to power through the use of military force or political deceit and systematically limit or deny basic civil...