Why the world should be worried about the rise of strongman politics
- Written by Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University
Back in 2016, The Financial Times’ Gideon Rachman advanced the view in a commentary for The Economist that the “strongman” style of leadership was gravitating from east to west, and growing stronger. “Across the world – from Russia to China and from India to Egypt – macho leadership is back in fashion,”...
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