The Authoritarian Playbook: A Threat to Democracies

Leaders organizing political movements opposing rules can threaten democracies in the 21st century. Modern authoritarian movements dismantle democracies by politicizing independent institutions, spreading disinformation, aggrandizing executive power, undermining checks and balances, and quashing dissent. Their playbook consists of these seven consistent steps observed in various countries like Venezuela, Hungary, Turkey, and Brazil.