Autocracy, Inc

Anne Applebaum

Nowadays, autocracies are run not by one bad guy, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, security services and professional propagandists. The members of these networks are connected not only within a given country, but among many countries. The corrupt, state-controlled companies in one dictatorship do business with corrupt, state-controlled companies in another. The police in one country can arm, equip, and train the police in another. The propagandists share resources - the troll farms that promote one dictator's propaganda can also be used to promote the propaganda of another - and themes, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America. Unlike military or political alliances from other times and places, this group doesn't operate like a bloc, but rather like an agglomeration of companies: Autocracy, Inc.

Author(s): Applebaum, Anne
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 23/07/2024
Pagination: 228 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Allen Lane
Published By: Allen Lane
Book Classification: Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship|Geopolitics|Nationalism|Political structures: democracy|Political science & theory|Comparative politics
Dimensions: 225x145x24
Weight: 341
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241627891