How do authoritarian leaders differ across the world, and what can authoritarianism look like?

by Emory M. Class of 2022

For my project, I decided to examine 4 current leaders across the world. I am looking at Lukeshenko in Belarus, Maduro in Venezuela, Putin in Russia, and Kim in North Korea. In a podcast, I will discuss each leader's rise to power, the recent political history of the country, discuss any current conflicts in the country, and then give them a rating on the scale of soft-authoritarian to dictator. 

Image Citation: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with government members via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia March 23, 2022. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS