
OpinionSeptember 23, 2024
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
Deisy Del Real is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Southern California. Her award-winning research examines how emerging authoritarianism impacts forced migrants’ livelihoods and governments’ migration policies and politics in their destination countries.

Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions