Defeating the Dictators

How Democracy Can Prevail in the Age of the Strongman

Defeating the Dictators
Charles Dunst
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2 Feb 2023 UK
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' Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book. ' - Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the ExchequerThe world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years. Autocracy is on the rise, and while the cost of autocracy seems evident, it nevertheless remains an attractive option to many. While leaders like Viktor Orban disrupt democratic foundations from within, autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin do so from abroad, eroding democratic institutions and values and imperilling democracies that appear increasingly fragile. There are even those who, disillusioned with the current institutions in place, increasingly think authoritarianism can deliver them a better life than democracy has or could. They' re wrong. Autocracy is not the solution - better democracy is. But we have to make the case for it. We have to combat institutional rot by learning from one another, and, at times, from our rivals. And we have to get our own houses in order. Only then can we effectively stand up for democratic values around the world and defeat the dictators.
Charles Dunst is deputy director of research and analytics at The Asia Group, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a contributing editor of American Purpose, Francis Fukuyama' s magazine. His reportage and analysis have appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, the Washington Post and Foreign Policy, among other outlets. A former foreign correspondent, he has reported from countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Hungary, Romania, and Andorra. He holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Hamilton College. A native New Yorker, he lives in Virginia.
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ISBN-13: 9781399704441
Published: 2 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 448

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