The Problem of Executive Power in Russia

This essay argues that the sources of the current revival of Russian authoritarianism lie in the country’s economic and political history. Among the major factors behind President Putin’s rise and…

Authoritarian propaganda and manipulation are leading democratic publics to see foreign autocracies as more powerful than they actually are.

The recent "color revolutions" in the former Soviet Union should lead us to reassess the idea of revolution and also to consider the weaknesses of the concept of "democratic transition.