“America can’t stand idly by as brutal violence perpetrated by the authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan raises the specter of genocide in Nagorno-Karabakh,” said Senator Whitehouse.

Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/09/23/menendez-sanction-nagorno-karabakh/

Amid the praise for authoritarian leaders outside the U.S., Trump said he himself would serve as a dictator — only on day one of his second term.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/18/trump-praise-authoritarians-00132350?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

“And, quite frankly, if we don’t check the efforts by authoritarian regimes to redraw international lines by force, the rest of the 21st century could look a lot like the first half of the 20th century.”

Source: https://triblive.com/news/politics-election/pence-trumps-attacks-on-milley-utterly-inexcusable/

And we as polite Canadians want to follow that authoritarian voice," she says.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scams-ontario-rise-grandparent-scam-1.6772033?cmp=rss

Apparently, the “racialized structures of discrimination and injustice in Palestine” has nothing to do with the authoritarian, terrorist regimes that have run Palestine.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/columns/hans-a-von-spakovsky/2023/04/26/columbia-law-school-exposed-n1690343

As flawed as democracies might be, they still seem better to me by far than authoritarian systems.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/china%27s-exit-bans-multiply-as-political-control-tightens-under-xi2

At FTX, though, Ellison’s job was less about dodging authoritarian governments and more about making money from the explosion of interest and investment in cryptocurrencies.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/aed83a4deb1bfb02?ref=ff

Authors like offer powerful examples of the monumental efforts, and despotic authoritarian regimes that would be necessary to implement and maintain it.

Source: https://stanfordreview.org/religion-progressive-style/

Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Friday offered to share the baby formula with the United States, highlighting shortages in a country that has put him under sanctions.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/belarus-president-lukashenko-to-arrive-in-beijing-for-talks-with-xi/

Blind obedience to an authoritarian God is a tradeoff for a secure attachment that was not experienced as a child.

Source: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Causes-Of-Dogmatism-S-Authoritarian-Politics_Dogmatism_Fundamentalism_Rigid-Thinking-230317-737.html

But by importing large amounts of gas and oil, don’t we risk becoming dependent on authoritarian countries which often don’t respect human rights?

Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/-i-don-t-want-to-sacrifice-prosperity-just-for-the-sake-of-a-clearer-conscience-/48461638?utm_campaign=swi-rss&utm_source=multiple&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=o

But there's also considerable doubt that diplomats from mostly Western democracies can find ways to influence, let alone stop, authoritarian nations that are more and more willing to use violence, or its threat, to pursue their interests.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/ap-news-in-brief-at-12-04-a-m-edt/article_22e50bfa-6d01-5fa8-8627-46c5e5854715.html

Chiang Ching-kuo, who ruled Taiwan from the late 1970s until his death in 1988, is remembered somewhat more favorably than his authoritarian father for lifting martial law and leading Taiwan through its economic boom of the 1970s and 1980s.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/fourth-generation-of-chiang-kai-sheks-family-takes-office-in-taipei/

Erdogan, who has been at Turkey’s helm for the last 20 years and has been criticized for his increasingly authoritarian rule, won another five-year term after an electoral run-off on Sunday.

Source: https://qz.com/turkish-lira-us-dollar-record-low-erdogan-election-win-1850486179

For Mr. el-Sisi, an authoritarian leader who seized power in a military coup in 2013, Gulf support has been critical.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/world/middleeast/no-more-blank-checks-saudi-arabia-clamps-down-on-regional-aid.html

From this perspective, there is still a belief that Russia could somehow be pulled away from the Chinese sphere of influence, in a hypothetical division of the world into two geopolitical blocs: democracies and authoritarian dictatorships.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/focus/west-strategy-ukraine-aid

"Going forward, Taiwan will cooperate even more actively with the United States and other democratic partners to confront such global challenges as authoritarian expansionism and climate change."

Source: https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/taiwan-to-bolster-military-ties-with-united-states-president-tsai-181051

He also highlighted the recent move by the administration to hand over in previously withheld funds to the authoritarian state in exchange for the release of a prisoner, per the outlet.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/08/desantis-biden-israel-hamas-rockets/

He is a freedom-seeker and a self-made man who refuses to bend to others' authoritarian rules.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/best-anime-ship-captains/

He referred to the effort as being part of what's called the "reverse cargo cult" that he believes is an "authoritarian propaganda" staple.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russian-textbook/