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What led to Russia’s renewed aggression against Ukraine

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 10, 2022 | War

MSNBC, February 10, 2022 “We want a stable, predictable relationship,” President Joe Biden saidlast May when asked about his goals for his summit the next month in Geneva with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The official summit photograph communicated a...

January 6 rioters are running for Republican office as GOP pivots toward lawlessness

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 20, 2022 | Donald Trump And the GOP

MSNBC, January 20, 2022 A new wave of extremist party loyalists — at the federal, state and even local level — want to help ensure Trumpism’s success in the midterms and beyond. Read the full article here.

Coming face to face with haters and hackers

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 21, 2021 | Global Authoritarianism

New York Daily News, December 26, 2021 Read the full article here.

Trump loves American Jews and Israel — until he doesn’t

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 20, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

MSNBC, December 20, 2021 American Jews who continue to support Trump and the GOP might take a cue from the experiences of Italian Jews under fascism. Read the full article here.

Ron DeSantis’ Florida state military plan echoes Trump’s autocratic aspirations

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 9, 2021 | Donald Trump And the GOP

NBC Think, December 9, 2021 The governor is a leader in GOP efforts to create environments conducive to authoritarianism, from opposing Covid vaccination mandates to critical race theory fearmongering. Read the full article here.

Welcome to the Age of Lawless Masculinity

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 30, 2021 | Gender Politics

The Atlantic, November 21, 2021 Representative Paul Gosar’s murderous and misogynistic video takes a page—albeit an extreme one—straight out of the authoritarian playbook. Read the full article here.
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