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…of Modern Authoritarians by Arch Puddington CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 Introduction: Modern Authoritarians: Origins, Anatomy, Outlook 5 Chapters 1. Validating Autocracy through the Ballot 10 2. Propaganda at Home and Abroad 15 3. The Enemy Within: Civil Society at Bay 22 4. The...

… as an excuse to oppose Turkey's bid for EU membership through the blocking of some chapters in her accession talks. EU-NATO strategic cooperation has also been hampered in a similar fashion due to the non-existence of diplomatic relations between South Cyprus and Turkey. As a NA...

…’s European allies as a useless bunch of timewasters. I paraphrase — but not much. Mr Gates pointed out that while all Nato countries had voted to intervene in Libya, most had chosen not to participate in the actual fighting. Even those European countries that are taking part be...

…s courageous actions, Americans know about the truly egregious ways their government is spying on them," and his son, Senator Rand Paul, who was a candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 2016, calling for a Presidential pardon for Snowden. Senator Paul’s conc...

…e seeks to shift her attention to the Nov. 8 election against likely rival Trump and away from Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, who is continuing his longshot bid for the nomination. Trump, the Republicans’ presumptive nominee, has said he would sit down with North K...

…jections that America would have the second largest economy in just a few years, I asked the American panelists — two senators, a congresswoman and a former deputy national security advisor — whether Americans are ready to become number two. To my shock, none could acknowledge pu...

…or the weariness of the overstretched military. And as Washington reduces its military role, others, inside and outside NATO, will need to increase theirs. Within NATO, unenthusiastic partners like Germany and Turkey need to at least stay out of the way even if they continue to s...

…ussian television stations. On a daily basis, they are exposed to propagandistic programs in which the EU is demonized, NATO is treated as an aggressor, the democracies on Russia's borders are presented as enemies, and the annexation of Crimea is hailed as a milestone in the rebu...

reintegrated in 2009 into the command structure of NATO

…e seeks to shift her attention to the Nov. 8 election against likely rival Trump and away from Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, who is continuing his longshot bid for the nomination. Trump, the Republicans’ presumptive nominee, has said he would sit down with North K...

… over the Atlantic, the mood on board was sober. Huddling with the inner core of my negotiating team – my policy co-ordinator Gilad Sher, security aide Danny Yatom and Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben-Ami – I could see that the way the summit ended had hit them hard. It was probably t...

Last week Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin stated that he expects an expanded partnership between Ukraine and NATO will lead Ukraine to a membership in the Alliance following a path similar to that of Montenegro. With regard to the United States, for now President Trump’...

…e seeks to shift her attention to the Nov. 8 election against likely rival Trump and away from Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, who is continuing his longshot bid for the nomination. Trump, the Republicans' presumptive nominee, has said he would sit down with North Ko...

…may be attempting to reassert its influence in the Middle East by defying US pressure. But it remains a loyal member of Nato and continues to press for membership in the EU. In fact, notwithstanding Turkey's regional ambitions, it has proved to be ineffective in trying to bring t...

…4:38 PM To: jeffrey E. [[email protected]] Subject: Re: My sister's perspective from Europe Importance: High Putin? NATO? Those were the points my sister raised that were concerning. Will meet you in Boston or NYC sometime. Curious to hear your thinking. On Nov 13, 2016, at 1...