Word: authoritarianism
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Though he appears quiet at first, Waziri Adio spent years in the thick of things when political life in his native country was dominated by military rulers and authoritarian regimes...
...Given Russia's cooperation so far in the U.S. war in Afghanistan, including its sharing intelligence about al-Qaeda and the Taliban, Bush is apt to comply. He is also expected to gloss over Putin's authoritarian crackdown on his country's fledgling independent media, as well as his making the national legislature, the Duma, a totally servile body. "The things about Putin that Bush and Condi criticized during the campaign have only gotten worse in the past two years," says McFaul. "It's not like Putin's suddenly changed his ways at home...
...seeing more of) -looked well-crafted, almost movie-like, but also seemed to hit exactly every cliche note you expect from something set in the early '60s: the Cleaverish white kids discovering their rebellious souls to the tune of Motown, the repressed Betty Crocker mom and authoritarian dad (with a sweet streak, of course) and - there's an FCC regulation requiring this, I think - the Kennedy assassination playing a major role. "Boomtown," a cop show set in LA -sorry, according to the trailer, "the phrase 'cop show' doesn't apply" - is an enigma so far. It has a strong cast...
French CEO Edouard Michelin is no revolutionary, but he is fomenting unprecedented change at his family's eponymous tire company. Long known for its paternalistic, authoritarian and secretive management style, the 113-year-old firm has become much more open since the 39-year-old scion's ascension to the top job in 1999. Even the Guide Rouge, which awards the coveted Michelin stars, held its first-ever press conference earlier this year under the leadership of its new English (!) boss. Edouard has also broken with tradition to ease relations with media, markets and shareholders, and this week he will...
Suddenly everyone wants to reform the Palestinian Authority. But long before George Bush and Ariel Sharon were pressing to democratize the PA, the Palestinians themselves were trying to reform the corrupt, authoritarian government run as a personal fiefdom by Yasser Arafat. It was many of those very advocates for good, transparent governance who began the current intifada, which close observers of Palestinian politics interpreted at its outset as a challenge to the politics-as-usual of Arafat and his inner circle. And those advocates have ideas that are profoundly different from Sharon's about what democratizing the PA would entail...