Word: authoritarianism
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...then suddenly, only 15 minutes into the demonstration, screams erupted and people began running in every direction in panic. State security had arrived, and before long it was clear that Egypt's authoritarian government still had the upper hand in its year-long struggle with democracy activists...
...useful parallel. Constant and reliable inflows of foreign cash crowd out native innovation and entrepreneurship, preventing the development of indigenous industries. The same is true for the fight against corruption: Assistance from foreign governments or non-governmental organizations can be a temporary help for a country transitioning from an authoritarian regime, but in the long term only a powerful domestic media can act as an effective check on dishonest governments.Freedom of the press is only one of the many conditions on the creation of self-sustaining growth in the Third World. Education, for example, is equally important—independent...
When Peters arrived in South Korea, it was an authoritarian state. As part of his missionary work, he became involved in human-rights issues and was soon thrown out of the country for handing out leaflets that criticized the Seoul regime. After a new government came to power, he returned to Seoul in the late '80s and went back a third time in 1996. South Korea was by then a democratic, prosperous nation, but North Korea was in the midst of a horrific famine. "One night it just dawned on me. I wasn't here this time for South Korea...
Over the past 15 years, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly important actors in Russia. They are deeply involved in development work, environmental protection, human rights, and many other issues. However, the resurgence of Kremlin authoritarianism has lead to the suppression of NGOs—and all forms of independent civil society—which risks radicalizing marginalized elements of Russian society.Despite their useful social work, NGOs are seen by the Russian government as a challenge to its power. The government’s attempts to suppress independent actors in Russia have multiplied dramatically over the last few years...
...Opus' public relations offensive hasn't quite managed to close the gap between what critics say it is about and its own version of the story. On one side there is "Octopus Dei," or, as the current issue of Harper's magazine puts it, "to a great extent ... an authoritarian and semi-clandestine enterprise that manages to infiltrate its indoctrinated technocrats, politicos and administrators into the highest levels of the state." On the other is the portrait painted by Opus' U.S. vicar Thomas Bohlin, who sat for several hours with TIME at his group's Manhattan headquarters. Opus, he explained...