Autocrats and dictators quickly acquire new arms technologies from abroad and often use them against their own citizens. Now a study of multiple nations during the period 1820–2010 shows that the ...

Several recent public opinion surveys send a mixed message to autocratic reformers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, which hosts the World Cup in less than two months. One survey, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers hand out USAID flour at the Zanzalima Camp in Ethiopia. J. Countess/Getty Images “No famine has ever taken place in the ...

Autocratic rule alone is not enough to freeze the assets of Russia-linked firms, the EU's top court has said in an influential ruling on Thursday. National authorities need solid, objective proof of ...

When we think of premodern governance, we often default to an image of concentrated authority: imposing rulers presiding over intricately layered hierarchies—pharaohs, emperors, and kings whose power ...

Narcissism does afflict autocratic leaders, according to research. Democracy researchers report that more than ‎one-third of the world’s population today lives under authoritarian rule. Autocratic ...

From cautious concern to doomsday predictions, the U.S.-China Security and Review Commission (USCC) heard testimony on February 20 that broadly addressed one question: Is China a partner in an “Axis ...

BRS leader KT Rama Rao questioned the ECI's functioning, calling it 'almost autocratic'. He cited objections from two of three commissioners on voter registration and deletion, questioning the ...

On Thursday evening Russia, Pakistan, and a coalition of mostly autocratic governments blocked agreement on the U.N.’s Pact of the Future, throwing international negotiations on the most important U.N ...