Support Autocratic Leaders
Projection Abroad
Authoritarian states systematically support fellow autocratic leaders through diplomatic, economic, military, and technological assistance to sustain allied regimes, project power abroad, and create self-reinforcing networks of authoritarian governance resistant to democratization.
Authoritarian states systematically support fellow autocratic leaders through diplomatic, economic, military, and technological assistance to sustain allied regimes, project power abroad, and create self-reinforcing networks of authoritarian governance resistant to democratization.
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@article{li2026,
author = {Li, E. Rosalie},
title = {Support {Autocratic} {Leaders}},
date = {2026-02-17},
url = {https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/support-autocratic-leaders.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
Li, E. Rosalie. 2026. “Support Autocratic Leaders,”
February. https://fimi.infoepi.org/mechanisms/support-autocratic-leaders.html.