People versus Elites, Populist Logics in Indonesia’s 2025 Unrest
Indonesia is witnessing its largest wave of protests since Reformasi, sparked by the death of Affan Kurniawan during Jakarta’s labor...
Prof. Cheeseman: Mass Mobilization Is Critical When Institutions Fail to Contain Authoritarianism
In an interview with the ECPS, Professor Nic Cheeseman dissects the global resurgence of authoritarian populism and the uneven pathways...
Professor Wodak: Autocracy Has Become a Global Economic Corporation Backed by Oligarchs and Social Media Power
In this powerful interview with ECPS, Professor Ruth Wodak warns that “autocracy has become a global economic corporation”—a transnational network...
Professor Bartov: Making Life Impossible in Gaza Is a Deliberate Strategy of Slow-Moving Genocide
In a powerful interview with ECPS, genocide scholar Omer Bartov argues that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza amounts to a...
The Transnational Diffusion of Digital Authoritarianism: From Moscow and Beijing to Ankara
DOWNLOAD PDF Please cite as:Yilmaz, Ihsan; Mamouri, Ali; Morieson, Nicholas & Omer, Muhammad. (2025). “The Transnational Diffusion of Digital Authoritarianism:...
Authoritarian Diffusion in the Cyberspace: How Egypt Learns, Emulates, and Cooperates in Digital Authoritarianism
DOWNLOAD REPORT Please cite as:Yilmaz, Ihsan; Mamouri, Ali; Akbarzadeh, Shahram & Omer, Muhammad. (2025). “Authoritarian Diffusion in the Cyberspace: How...
From Fraud to Framing: Marine Le Pen’s Trial and ‘Alternative Truth’
Marine Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling EU funds might have marked a legal defeat—but politically, it became a narrative victory....
Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi: Authoritarianism Is the New Normal and the Prevailing Norm
In this timely and thought-provoking interview, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Marashi explores how authoritarianism has become “the new normal” in the Middle...
Dr. Sofos: The More Rigid the Erdogan Regime Becomes, the Easier It May Break
“The more rigid the regime becomes, the more easily it may break,” warns Dr. Spyros Sofos in an illuminating interview...
Dr. Tas: Coercion Has Become the Erdogan Regime’s Default Tool of Governance
In this compelling interview with ECPS, Dr. Hakki Tas argues that repression—not legitimacy—has become the Erdogan regime’s default mode of...
Prof. White: Erdogan’s Arrest of Istanbul Mayor a Sign of Insecurity—And That Makes It More Dangerous
In a comprehensive interview with ECPS, Professor Jenny White calls the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu “absolutely... a sign...
Dr. Cevik: Turkey Has Crossed the Critical Threshold from Competitive to Full Authoritarianism
In a compelling interview with ECPS, Dr. Salim Cevik argues that Turkey has “crossed the biggest threshold from competitive authoritarianism...