Defeating The Dictators: How Democracy Can Prevail In The Age Of The Strongman
Publisher,Hodder UK
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Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 320
Shelf: Non-Fiction Books / Humanities & Biography / World Affairs
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Charles Dunst's deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.' - Sir Kim Darroch
'Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book.' - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP
The 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.
Charles Dunst
Charles Dunst is deputy director of research and analytics at The Asia Group, adjunct 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.
- Dimensions : 15.2 x 3.4 x 23 cm
