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President of Turkey since 2014
Donald Trump’s leadership approach is most frequently compared to in U.S. historical parallels and to contemporary strongmen internationally; these comparisons focus on populist rhetoric, confrontatio...
Donald Trump is compared to authoritarian leaders primarily because analysts say his rhetoric and proposed or enacted measures mirror an : consolidating power, targeting opponents, and weakening indep...
Donald Trump’s presidency featured both public praise and conciliatory engagement with leaders widely described as authoritarian, alongside instances where other leaders criticized his policies and ap...
Donald Trump’s critics and several analysts argue he is seeking to , citing rapid consolidation of power, attacks on institutions, and economic interventions that mirror strongman tactics . Supporters...
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s family is widely reported to have roots in Adjara (the Batumi area) in Georgia, and some sources describe him as of Georgian origin while others note he later denied such claims...
Comparisons of Donald Trump’s policies to historical fascist regimes center on three recurring claims: consolidation of executive power, suppression of political opposition (including via labeling opp...
Critics and scholars have compared Donald Trump to a range of historical monarchs and authoritarian figures—most commonly Benito Mussolini, Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and, rhetorically, a kin...
Donald Trump has repeatedly praised and shown willingness to work with leaders widely described as authoritarian, most prominently Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, but th...
Many commentators and scholars most often compare Donald Trump to contemporary “authoritarian populists” such as Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Narendra Modi, Jair Bolsonaro and Vladimir Putin — ...
Donald Trump’s leadership is widely compared by scholars and commentators to —notably power consolidation, targeting opponents, and efforts to weaken democratic institutions—though analysts emphasize ...
Donald Trump has repeatedly made statements that reporters, scholars and advocacy groups say amount to praise for authoritarian leaders and methods — for example calling Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and...
Donald Trump is widely described by multiple commentators and Democratic politicians as taking —from attacking the press to urging prosecutions of opponents—which critics say resembles tactics used by...
Hundreds of academics and multiple media analyses identify a pattern of behavior in Donald Trump that they say mirrors , including consolidation of executive power, attacks on institutions and media, ...
Yes: over the years Donald Trump has repeatedly praised and expressed fondness for a range of leaders widely described by journalists and analysts as authoritarian — from Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and El...
Authoritarianism is defined across the supplied materials as concentrated political power that limits pluralism, civil liberties, and mechanisms for peaceful transfer of executive authority; it appear...