Tag: autocracy
Memoirs of an ambassador to autocracy
Book. Diplomacy, Larousse teaches us, rhymes with “intergent”, “fingering”, “flexibility”, “tact”. Jean-Maurice Ripert, however, added another epithet to it in the title of his book Combat diplomacy (Perrin/Les Presses de…
Historic autocracy: People’s Congress confirms Xi for third term
Historical autocracy People’s Congress confirms Xi for third term 3/10/2023 4:04 am As early as 2018, Xi abolished the term limit for Chinese presidents. Now the People’s Congress meeting in…
Saied’s constitution paves the way to autocracy
The country’s future was at stake in the constitutional referendum, but voters reacted with apathy and disinterest. Apparently, many don’t care what becomes of the democratic experiment in Tunisia. Voters…
“The war in Ukraine and the mass lockdowns decided in China are products of autocracy”
Lhe autocracies pride themselves on being regimes “effective”, a quality that would be unique to them. Evoking the complexity of the problems of the time, Vladimir Putin puts liberal democracy…
“During the Beijing Olympics, the Xi Jinping-style party-state intends to show the effectiveness of autocracy”
RNothing should spoil the celebration of the medalists, the joy of the downhillers and all the others, biathletes, skaters and bobsleigh enthusiasts. However, held a hundred kilometers from Beijing, the…
Wieduwilts week: shut down Telegram, like in an autocracy
Germany is alienating with the Internet, again. Because oaths and right-wing extremists call for murders on an Internet service, politicians are thinking about bans and bans. This country is simply…
Merkel sees a change of epoch: “Democracy has a harder time than autocracy”
Monday, June 21, 2021 Merkel sees a change of epochs “Democracy has a harder time than autocracy” In view of the upcoming presentation of the CDU and CSU election manifestos,…