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tssias.tarrihle.oast.515,906. 34 EFTA00804758 Freedom House Chapter 5 The Rise of 'Illiberal Democracy' In July 2014, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban gave what has come to be known as his "illiberal democracy' speech before an ethnic Hungarian audi- ence in Bane Tu§nad, Romania.' Several points i

s his "illiberal democracy' speech before an ethnic Hungarian audi- ence in Bane Tu§nad, Romania.' Several points in his remarks are worth noting: Orban urged his listeners to no longer regard the 1989 triumph over communism as the reference point for developments in Hungary. Instead of measuring p

In addition, various political figures and commentators have praised or come to the defense of despotic rulers including Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bashar al-Assad. 6. Modem authoritarians can be expected to dou- ble down on their drive to neuter civil society as an incubator of reformist ideas and political

o defend embattled allies like Syria's 8ashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what migh

ith US. • Guaido Hopes To Keep Bipartisan US Support During Biden Transition. • Russian Ship Threatened US Ship In Sea Of Japan. • Clooney Accuses Orban's "Propaganda Machine" Of Lying About Him. • Police Push To Clear Paris Migrant Camp Sparks Outrage. • Scotland Will Make Period Products Freely Av

world/2020/11/24/george-clooney-hungary-orban- sorosi> (11124, Taylor, I4.2M) reports actor George Clooney this week accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbin's "propaganda machine" of "lying about him, adding that he would be ashamed if he didn't speak out against Hungary's 'authoritarianism' and listing

s" in the Syrian city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to po

dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b

ith US. • Guaido Hopes To Keep Bipartisan US Support During Biden Transition. • Russian Ship Threatened US Ship In Sea Of Japan. • Clooney Accuses Orban's "Propaganda Machine" Of Lying About Him. • Police Push To Clear Paris Migrant Camp Sparks Outrage. • Scotland Will Make Period Products Freely Av

nda Machine" Of Lying About Him. The Washington Post (11/24, Taylor, 14.2M) reports actor George Clooney this week accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor 0rban's "propaganda machine" of "lying about him, adding that he would be ashamed if he didn't speak out against Hungary's 'authoritarianism' and listing

an city of Daraa "with government forces and former rebels EFTA00148763 clashing amid a wave of assassinations, revealing the difficulty President Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to p

dent Bashar al-Assad faces in maintaining control over areas he says he has pacified." The Post says the violence in the city is "eroding the image Assad has tried to portray as he urges Syrians who fled the country to return home to government-controlled territory. He has promised that no harm will b

xpanding program inside the EU and NATO as well as outside it. Linking up with anti-Brussels, anti-Berlin politicians like Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, Russia is developing deeper financial, economic and even political links well inside the divided Union. With business and especially the energy bu

to cultivate a sense of pan-Slavic unity that looks to Mother Russia, and to provide aid and encouragement for anti-western leaders like Hungary's Orban would suit Putin very well. The EU is currently struggling in the southeast of Europe. The Balkans and Hungary are not doing well, and efforts to b

for President Assad to step aside." We invested little in aid or support to effect this. One year later, the president articulated his red line on Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons. Rightly or wrongly, he did so without obtaining a promise of congressional backing. But when proof of that use became unmi

he U.S. approach to Syria has been a combination of bluster and retreat. In August 2011, President Obama said that "the time has come for President Assad to step aside." We invested little in aid or support to effect this. One year later, the president articulated his red line on Bashar al-Assad's us

ns like the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Organization of American States, and to defend embattled allies like Syria's Bashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what might be called authoritarian best practices, vividly on display in the new Chinese law on nongovernment

om top to bottom. Disturbingly, the leaders of some dem- ocratic societies have begun to embrace the majoritarian idea. The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has instituted a thorough overhaul of the country's constitution and national leg- islation with an eye toward measures that will insulate his party

his “illiberal democracy" speech before an ethnic Hungarian audi- ence in Baile Tusnad, Romania.! Several points in his remarks are worth noting: ¢ Orban urged his listeners to no longer regard the 1989 triumph over communism as the reference point for developments in Hungary. Instead of measuring prog