Because new technology brings to the table, new doubts as to whether or not it will be controlled through their current control systems, or if it can even be controlled, and there are doubts as to the impact it will have on national security. Dissidents and protesters can air their messages using cell phones and internet technologies that are difficult or impossible to regulate.
Protestors use the internet to send their messages
Protesters can use the Internet and cell phone technology to spread their messages.
According to the Economist magazine: 117 Jordan 3.93 Authoritarian regimes 118 Mauritania 3.91 Authoritarian regimes 119 Egypt 3.89 Authoritarian regimes 120 Morocco 3.88 Authoritarian regimes 121 Rwanda 3.71 Authoritarian regimes 122 Burkina Faso 3.60 Authoritarian regimes 123 Comoros 3.58 Authoritarian regimes 124 Nigeria 3.53 Authoritarian regimes 125 Cuba 3.52 Authoritarian regimes 126 Cameroon 3.46 Authoritarian regimes 127 Kazakhstan 3.45 Authoritarian regimes 128 Niger 3.41 Authoritarian regimes 129 Kuwait 3.39 Authoritarian regimes 130 Bahrain 3.38 Authoritarian regimes 131 Angola 3.35 Authoritarian regimes 132 Belarus 3.34 Authoritarian regimes 133 Algeria 3.32 Authoritarian regimes 134 Côte d'Ivoire 3.27 Authoritarian regimes 135 Azerbaijan 3.19 Authoritarian regimes 136 China 3.04 Authoritarian regimes 137 Swaziland 3.04 Authoritarian regimes 138 Afghanistan 3.02 Authoritarian regimes 139 Gabon 3.00 Authoritarian regimes 140 Oman 2.98 Authoritarian regimes 141 Tunisia 2.96 Authoritarian regimes 142 Yemen 2.95 Authoritarian regimes 143 Congo 2.94 Authoritarian regimes 144 Qatar 2.92 Authoritarian regimes 145 Iran 2.83 Authoritarian regimes 146 Sudan 2.81 Authoritarian regimes 147 United Arab Emirates 2.60 Authoritarian regimes 148 Zimbabwe 2.53 Authoritarian regimes 149 Vietnam 2.53 Authoritarian regimes 150 Tajikistan 2.45 Authoritarian regimes 151 Togo 2.43 Authoritarian regimes 152 Djibouti 2.37 Authoritarian regimes 153 Eritrea 2.31 Authoritarian regimes 154 Republic of the Congo 2.28 Authoritarian regimes 155 Equatorial Guinea 2.19 Authoritarian regimes 156 Syria 2.18 Authoritarian regimes 157 Laos 2.10 Authoritarian regimes 158 Guinea 2.09 Authoritarian regimes 159 Libya 2.00 Authoritarian regimes 160 Guinea-Bissau 1.99 Authoritarian regimes 161 Saudi Arabia 1.90 Authoritarian regimes 162 Central African Republic 1.86 Authoritarian regimes 163 Myanmar 1.77 Authoritarian regimes 164 Uzbekistan 1.74 Authoritarian regimes 165 Turkmenistan 1.72 Authoritarian regimes 166 Chad 1.52 Authoritarian regimes 167 North Korea 0.86 Authoritarian regimes
have few or no rights.
By most accounts, there is no such thing as an authoritarian democracy, since, by definition, democracies and authoritarian regimes are dichotomous.
yes
They use the Internet, cell phones, and text messaging to get around government censorship.
Authoritarian governments often refuse to admit they have problems.
oppression
Authoritarian
In the 1920s, several authoritarian regimes emerged, notably Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime in Italy, which took power in 1922. The Soviet Union, under Joseph Stalin, solidified its authoritarian rule following Lenin's death in 1924, implementing policies that centralized power and suppressed dissent. Additionally, various military dictatorships arose in Latin America, exemplified by regimes in countries like Argentina and Brazil, which curtailed democratic processes and civil liberties during this tumultuous period.
revolutionary and authoritarian regimes and resistance to european Imperialism, interanl political in european.;
revolutionary and authoritarian regimes and resistance to european imperialism, interanl political in european.;