Name at Least One Factor That Has Contributed to the Revival

question 14

Essay

Name at least one factor that has contributed to the revival of authoritarianism since the 1990s.
a. Failed transitions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia, Libya, and Syria.
b. The increasing level of sophistication of many authoritarian regimes, for example in China.
c. The growing internationalization of the confrontation between democratic and authoritarian regimes, including the greater willingness of some authoritarian regimes to interfere in the internal affairs of others (for example, Saudi Arabia).

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