Word: authoritarianism
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...uncertain whether taking charge of economic reform will revive Raul's political fortunes. His authoritarian streak served him well in the army, which he transformed from a ragged band of guerrillas into one of the largest and most professional in the Western hemisphere. But until last summer, Raul was regarded as a spent political force, particularly since the 1989 drug- trafficking trial of General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez undermined his leadership. Raul went through a long bout with depression after Ochoa was convicted and executed. It had long been assumed that if Fidel died, Raul would assume control only...
...loans to pay for 6,000 projects ranging from Japan's bullet train to a cataract-surgery clinic in India that will serve 11 million people. Instead of inspiring congratulations, however, the institution's golden anniversary has drawn damning accusations that the bank has damaged the environment, bolstered authoritarian regimes and favored rich people over poor ones. The criticism is getting noisy and forceful. A loose coalition of several hundred groups plans to send thousands of demonstrators to the bank's annual summit in Madrid in October. And last week the U.S. Senate voted to make a $1.2 billion contribution...
...project the election returns from Ukraine and Belarus onto all the former Soviet republics. The picture is far too complicated for that. Despite their economic problems, many republics continue -- with good reason -- to fear ethnic and military interference from their former Russian masters. Some, like Uzbekistan, have established authoritarian governments and are no longer willing to cede control back to Moscow. Other states, such as Estonia, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Moldova, view the large minority of ethnic Russians living in their midst as a fifth-column challenge to their sovereignty...
...guerrilla chief to government executive, which he must do if he is to create the new state they regard as the inevitable outcome of the Palestinian struggle. They are worried that if he cannot make that transition, the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza will rebel against his authoritarian style. "If he tries to be a dictator, he will be thrown out," says a member of the P.L.O. executive committee. "Our people will not accept...
...Europeans most. In the midst of a soul-destroying political crisis, Italian voters reached not just to the right but to the spiritual descendants of Mussolini to rescue their nation. These new politicians reject any direct fascist connection. Today's National Alliance says it is not interested in the authoritarian leadership and bombastic nationalism of the old Fascists but in tougher jail sentences, job creation and limits on immigration...