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In The Jakarta Method, Vincent Bevins writes that the Cold War violence of the United States, in particular coups and the propping up of pro-capitalist military despots throughout the Global South, has deeply shaped the world we live in today, a "worldwide capitalist order with the United States as its leading military power and center of ...
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the Soviet Union during the period of Joseph Stalin's rule was a "modern example" of a totalitarian state, being among "the first examples of decentralized or popular totalitarianism, in which the state achieved overwhelming popular support for its leadership."
North American right-wing dictatorships were instrumental in suppressing their countries' labour movements and instituting corporatist economies. During the Cold War , these right-wing dictatorships were characterized by a distinct anti-communist ideology, and often rose to power through US-backed coups.
USA TODAY interviewed the four top leaders of the Proud Boys, who were all given lengthy prison sentences for their roles on Jan. 6: Tarrio , Ethan Nordean , Joseph “Joe” Biggs , and Zachary ...
Coverage of Miguel Diaz-Canel’s visit to Iran has been almost exclusively viewed through the prism of economic engagement. This includes the Miami Herald’s Dec. 7 story Cuba leader meets Iran ...
British journalist Gideon Rachman described Vladimir Putin as "the archetype and the model" for modern political strongmen. [1]In politics, a strongman is a type of authoritarian political leader—civilian or military—who exerts control through military enforcement and has, or has claimed to have, strong popular support.
As a new book by CNN anchor and national security correspondent Jim Sciutto reminds us, Trump allegedly believes that even the most murderous dictators, such as Hitler, did good things.
Latin America: 1968–1978, 1984–1988† United States: Moncef Bey: Bey of Tunis: Tunisia: 1943–1948† French Algeria France: Maximiliano Hernández Martínez: President of El Salvador El Salvador: 1944–1966† Honduras: Jorge Ubico: President of Guatemala Guatemala: 1944–1946† United States: Isaías Medina Angarita: President of ...