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The autocrat's playbook: How democracy dies and what we can do to stop it
Left to right: James Ball (The New World), Amie Ferris-Rotman (New Lines Magazine) and Kiran Nazish (Coalition for Women in Journalism) speaking at Newsrewired May 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing

The autocrat's playbook: How democracy dies and what we can do to stop it

Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom
By Jacob Granger 4 min read