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With democracy in decline, authoritarian governments are staging a comeback around the world.Over the past decade, illiberal powers have become emboldened and gained influence within the global arena. Leading authoritarian countries—including China, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela—have developed new tools and strategies to contain the spread of democracy and challenge the liberal international political order. Meanwhile, the advanced democracies have retreated, failing to respond to the threat posed by the authoritarians. As undemocratic regimes become more assertive, they are working together to repress civil society while tightening their grip on cyberspace and expanding their reach in international media. These political changes have fostered the emergence of new counternorms—such as the authoritarian subversion of credible election monitoring—that threaten to further erode the global standing of liberal democracy. In Authoritarianism Goes Global, a distinguished group of contributors present fresh insights on the complicated issues surrounding the authoritarian resurgence and the implications of these systemic shifts for the international order. This collection of essays is critical for advancing our understanding of the emerging challenges to democratic development. Contributors: Anne Applebaum, Anne-Marie Brady, Alexander Cooley, Javier Corrales, Ron Deibert, Larry Diamond, Patrick Merloe, Abbas Milani, Andrew Nathan, Marc F. Plattner, Peter Pomerantsev, Douglas Rutzen, Lilia Shevtsova, Alex Vatanka, Christopher Walker, and Frederic Wehrey

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half Title, Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 3-20
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  1. Part One: The Authoritarian "Big Five"
  1. 1. China's Challenge
  2. Andrew J. Nathan
  3. pp. 23-39
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  1. 2. Forward to the Past in Russia
  2. Lilia Shevtsova
  3. pp. 40-56
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  1. 3. Iran's Paradoxical Regime
  2. Abbas Milani
  3. pp. 57-66
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  1. 4. Iran Abroad
  2. Alex Vatanka
  3. pp. 67-77
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  1. 5. Autocratic Legalism in Venezuela
  2. Javier Corrales
  3. pp. 78-95
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  1. 6. Saudi Arabia's Anxious Autocrats
  2. Frederic Wehrey
  3. pp. 96-114
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  1. Part Two: Arenas of "Soft-Power" Competition
  1. 7. Countering Democratic Norms
  2. Alexander Cooley
  3. pp. 117-134
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  1. 8. Election Monitoring vs. Disinformation
  2. Patrick Merloe
  3. pp. 135-151
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  1. 9. The Leninist Roots of Civil Society Repression
  2. Anne Applebaum
  3. pp. 152-159
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  1. 10. Civil Society Under Assault
  2. Douglas Rutzen
  3. pp. 160-173
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  1. 11. The Kremlin's Information War
  2. Peter Pomerantsev
  3. pp. 174-186
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  1. 12. China's Foreign Propaganda Machine
  2. Anne-Marie Brady
  3. pp. 187-197
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  1. 13. Cyberspace Under Siege
  2. Ron Deibert
  3. pp. 198-215
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  1. 14. Dealing with the Authoritarian Resurgence
  2. Christopher Walker
  3. pp. 216-234
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  1. About the Authors
  2. pp. 235-238
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  1. Index
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