The characterisation of China as a “passive Black Knight” makes sense of this apparent dichotomy. While China will shore up ...

I expect the oscillation to continue. There are good reasons to believe that a permanent slide into autocracy is harder in the U.S. than in those countries. The U.S. has a robust and wealthy network ...

Examine two key defense mechanisms for resisting autocracy: the separation of political powers and the autonomy of civil society. Use these frameworks to assess the extent of US regression towards ...

Iran hostage crisis survivor Barry Rosen knows the importance of outlets like VOA. He saw first-hand how they encourage people in autocratic countries to dream of freedom.  Read More ...

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“Geopolitical risk is coming back with a vengeance, making this a dangerous time to be exposed to autocratic countries” said Yves Choueifaty, CEO of TOBAM and a pioneer in risk factor investing.

Where BFRE’s design differs is the exclusion of the autocratic countries while penalizing the weights of stocks from free markets with high exposure to authoritarian regimes.” TOBAM “came up ...

I expect the oscillation to continue. There are good reasons to believe that a permanent slide into autocracy is harder in the U.S. than in those countries. The U.S. has a robust and wealthy ...