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Hubu.de<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> ⚡ US-Historikerin Applebaum hat hohe Erwartungen an Merz: Die US-Historikerin, Pulitzer-Preisträgerin von 2004 und Friedenspreisträgerin des Deutschen Buchhandels 2024, Anne Applebaum, sieht a... <a href="https://hubu.de/?p=278842" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hubu.de/?p=278842</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applebaum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/erwartungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>erwartungen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/merz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>merz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ushistorikerin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ushistorikerin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hubu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hubu</span></a></p>
Patrick Vanhoucke<p>“If the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Party does not return <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> to the role it is meant to play and the courts don't constrain the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a>, this cycle of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> will continue and everyone on the planet will pay the price.” — Anne <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a>, staff writer at The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atlantic</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/dictatorships-trump-republicans/682387/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/politics/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2025/04/dictatorships-trump-republicans/682387/</span></a></p>
fradie 💚☕🥁💻🤎🏳️‍🌈 Reich gegen Arm geht weiter<p>Wer Anne <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Applebaum" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Applebaum</a> gelesen hat, versteht die Zusammenhänge. Autokraten unterstützen sich gegenseitig, unabhängig von politischen Überzeugungen / Standpunkten.</p>
Hubu.de<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> ⚡ Applebaum befürchtet Systemwechsel in den USA: Die Historikerin Anne Applebaum befürchtet, dass US-Präsident Donald Trump die Vereinigten Staaten tiefgreifend verändern wird.Die USA... <a href="https://hubu.de/?p=269723" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hubu.de/?p=269723</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applebaum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/systemwechsel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systemwechsel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hubu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hubu</span></a></p>
Tronsawyer<p>Anne <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> - The End of the Postwar World - <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/02/trump-ukraine-postwar-world/681745/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/international/</span><span class="invisible">archive/2025/02/trump-ukraine-postwar-world/681745/</span></a></p>
Erik Jonker<p>With people like Musk and Trump, pure autocrats, it's never about any principle, value or country. It's only about power and money. Read the excellent book Autocracy Inc to understand their world. <a href="https://search.app/vjC5oEoDEF5dzeqa8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">search.app/vjC5oEoDEF5dzeqa8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>applebaum</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>De samenwerking van <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> en <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> was al vooraangekondigd in dit artikel van Anne <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> in de Volkskrant:</p><p>‘<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poetin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetin</span></a> ontwikkelde een staat waarin de machthebbers tegelijkertijd eigenaar zijn van bedrijven zoals Gazprom en de winsten naar individuen gaan. Maar tegelijkertijd dienen ze als lange arm van de staat. Dat was nieuw.’</p><p>Het was dus nieuw en wordt nu gekopieerd in de VS. 'Leuk' voor de nieuwsvoorziening aldaar. </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/GKZQf#selection-1193.60-1197.70" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/GKZQf#selection-119</span><span class="invisible">3.60-1197.70</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@vosje62" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vosje62</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anneapplebaum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@heleenkuiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heleenkuiper</span></a></span></p>
aufwind<p>Keine Toleranz gegenüber Autokraten</p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.watson.ch/international/reviews/846528558-anne-applebaum-wie-diktatoren-sich-gegenseitig-an-der-macht-halten" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">watson.ch/international/review</span><span class="invisible">s/846528558-anne-applebaum-wie-diktatoren-sich-gegenseitig-an-der-macht-halten</span></a></p>
Daniel Kosmopolityczny 🇺🇦🇪🇺<p>Paulskirche <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frankfurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frankfurt</span></a> :<br>Friedenspreis an Anne <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anneapplebaum</span></a></span> verliehen</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RussiaIsATerroristState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaIsATerroristState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopRussia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopRussia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SupportUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupportUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeUkraine</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.hessenschau.de/kultur/buchmesse/paulskirche-frankfurt-friedenspreis-an-anne-applebaum-verliehen-v3,friedenspreis-verleihung-applebaum-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hessenschau.de/kultur/buchmess</span><span class="invisible">e/paulskirche-frankfurt-friedenspreis-an-anne-applebaum-verliehen-v3,friedenspreis-verleihung-applebaum-100.html</span></a></p>
FairB<p>Die <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/TAZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TAZ</span></a> im Stil von Denis <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Scheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scheck</span></a> über Anne <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a>, </p><p>die den <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Friedenspreis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friedenspreis</span></a> des Deutschen Buchhandels erhielt, festlich übergeben in der Frankfurter Paulskirche zum Abschluss der herbstlichen Buchmessen.</p><p> „Es hätte womöglich für eine gewisse Unruhe im Auditorium gesorgt, wäre die US-amerikanische Polin Applebaum zu den eigenen Fehlern vorgedrungen, etwa zum Fantasma, per Krieg, beispielsweise in Irak und Afghanistan, Demokratie implantieren zu können. Applebaum plädierte einmal sehr für den Irakkrieg, brillante Neocon-Fellow – und sie irrte sich. Da hätte das Publikum vielleicht erfahren: Wie lernt es sich, als Anti-Totalitäre, aus Fehlern?“</p><p><a href="https://taz.de/Friedenspreis-fuer-Anne-Applebaum/!6041164/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">taz.de/Friedenspreis-fuer-Anne</span><span class="invisible">-Applebaum/!6041164/</span></a></p>
Don Trueten :antifa:<p><a href="https://mastodon.trueten.de/tags/Euphepismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Euphepismus</span></a> des Tages: “Die eigentliche Lehre aus der deutschen Geschichte ist nicht, dass Deutsche nie wieder Krieg führen dürfen, sondern dass sie eine besondere Verantwortung dafür haben, sich für die Freiheit einzusetzen und dabei auch ­Risiken einzugehen.”<br>Friedenspreisträgerin des Deutschen Buchhandels, Anne <a href="https://mastodon.trueten.de/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a>, sprach sich während ihrer Dankesrede am Sonntag für den Einsatz von Waffen in der <a href="https://mastodon.trueten.de/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> aus</p>
Daniela Pagenstecher 🇺🇦 🚴‍♂️ 📚<p>Anne <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> einfach großartig in ihrer Rede zur Verleihung des <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Friedenspreis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Friedenspreis</span></a> des deutschen Buchhandels.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SlavaUkraini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkraini</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buchmessefrankfurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buchmessefrankfurt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buchmesse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buchmesse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frankfurt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frankfurt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/friedenspreisdesdeutschenbuchhandels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friedenspreisdesdeutschenbuchhandels</span></a></p>
kampfschwaetzer<p>Ich bin ja selten ein Fan konservativer Intellektueller, aber Anne <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> ist eine der Ausnahmen. Bei dem Artikel sollte man wissen, denn das ZDF hat nicht mit angegeben, dass sie mit ihrem Mann, einem konservativen Politiker aus Polen der nicht in der PIs ist in Polen lebt.<a href="https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/interview-anne-applebaum-autokraten-100.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-de-de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/aus</span><span class="invisible">land/interview-anne-applebaum-autokraten-100.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-de-de</span></a><br>Und wer noch etwas spannendes von ihr lesen will:<a href="https://www.bookzilla.de/shop/article/46016540/anne_applebaum_die_verlockung_des_autoritaeren.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bookzilla.de/shop/article/4601</span><span class="invisible">6540/anne_applebaum_die_verlockung_des_autoritaeren.html</span></a></p>
Putin's IBS<p>But actually, the "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/axis_of_evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>axis_of_evil</span></a>" already keeps getting stronger during this war: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s cooperation with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/North_Korea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>North_Korea</span></a> is blooming, and there are reports that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> is building a drone factory in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>.</p><p>Ms. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> concludes with: "The democratic world remains wealthier and more dynamic than the autocratic world. To stay that way, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and its Western allies have to persuade <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> to stop fighting. We have to win this war."</p><p>Amen.</p><p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/ukraine-war-negotiated-peace/680100/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2024/10/ukraine-war-negotiated-peace/680100/</span></a></p>
Putin's IBS<p>The other components: a shift of thinking in the West. Western leaders spend far too much time worrying about red lines and toying with the idea of "land for peace." However, as Ms. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> explains that these suggestions mean nothing if <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> doesn't agree to them - and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> has no intentions to stop the war. The two ways <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> can stop the war are either <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> depleting its resources completely or</p>
Paul Schoe<p>Anne <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> in de volkskrant:</p><p> ‘Als de 20ste eeuw het verhaal was van langzame, ongelijkmatige vooruitgang van de liberale <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/democratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democratie</span></a>, is de 21ste eeuw tot nu toe het verhaal van het tegenovergestelde.’</p><p>‘<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Poetin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetin</span></a> ontwikkelde een staat waarin de machthebbers tegelijkertijd eigenaar zijn van bedrijven zoals Gazprom en de winsten naar individuen gaan. Maar tegelijkertijd dienen ze als lange arm van de staat. Dat was nieuw.’</p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/GKZQf#selection-1193.60-1197.70" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.ph/GKZQf#selection-119</span><span class="invisible">3.60-1197.70</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@vosje62" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vosje62</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anneapplebaum</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@heleenkuiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heleenkuiper</span></a></span></p>
Hanse Mina<p>Renowned Pulitzer-winning journalist Anne <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> (<span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@anneapplebaum" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anneapplebaum</span></a></span>) has just published an important book, “Autocracy Inc. The Dictators Who Want to Run the World.” It is well-researched and erudite, but still an easy read and only 176 pages of text.</p><p><a href="https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/36612" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">kyivpost.com/opinion/36612</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
Tim Mak<p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a>:...And yet...through civic activism...they [Ukrainians] created a democracy. Sometimes...a pretty rocky democracy, but it's a democracy, nevertheless. </p><p>They, even during the war in <a href="https://journa.host/tags/ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukraine</span></a> have a sense of freedom of speech and ease of conversation that you don't have in <a href="https://journa.host/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>A couple of years ago, in the Atlantic magazine, journalist <a href="https://c.im/tags/Anne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Anne</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Applebaum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Applebaum</span></a> wrote an era-defining cover story called “The Bad Guys Are Winning”. </p><p>Her argument was not only that democratic institutions were in decline across the world, <br>but that there was a new version of old threats to them: <br>⭐️rogue states and dictatorships were increasingly linked not by ideology, as in the cold war, but by powerful currents of criminal and mercenary interest, often enabled by western corporations and&nbsp;technology.⭐️</p><p>“Nowadays,” Applebaum wrote, 💥“autocracies are run not by one bad guy, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, security services (military, police, paramilitary groups, surveillance), and professional propagandists. 💥</p><p>🔥The corrupt, state-controlled companies in one dictatorship do business with corrupt, state-controlled companies in another. The police in one country can arm, equip, and train the police in another. The propagandists share resources – the troll farms… [that] pound home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America.”🔥</p><p>The article took as examples the relationships between <a href="https://c.im/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Belarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Belarus</span></a> and between <a href="https://c.im/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a>, <br>♦️ad hoc alliances created specifically to preserve their leaders’ authoritarian power and vast illicit personal wealth, ♦️<br>🔷and to undermine the chief threats to it: <br>🔸transparency, <br>🔸human rights, <br>🔸any pretence of international law. </p><p>Three years on, with wars in Ukraine and Gaza further fomenting those forces, <br>with the real prospect of a second Trump presidency, <br>Applebaum has published a book-length version of her thesis: <br>👉Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World. 👈</p><p>It is a necessary, if anxiety-inducing read.</p>