According to the director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg, 85 countries have experienced authoritarianism in the past 25 years, and only a few have managed to reverse the process. Autocrats often no longer even pay attention to appearances.
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According to the director of the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg, 85 countries have experienced authoritarianism in the past 25 years, and only a few have managed to reverse the process. Autocrats often no longer even pay attention to appearances.