Article documents Taliban authoritarian governance and inability to suppress internal armed opposition, relevant to documenting authoritarian power consolidation and state control mechanisms, though primarily focused on factional conflict rather than surveillance or systematic oppression infrastructure.
The Taliban managed to retake power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Now, they face armed factions who challenge the Taliban rule and strain their central claim of providing security.
State-imposed corporal punishment for non-compliance with religious dress codes exemplifies authoritarian control over bodily autonomy,… [more]
Article documents how authoritarian state propaganda and controlled narratives persist despite massive human cost, illustrating how… [more]
Documents rising authoritarianism through mainstream political candidates embracing extremist ideologies linked to militia movements and… [more]