🧵 Fascism is an ideology. The government is fascist. But it's an unconsolidated competitive authoritarian regime, not a totalitarian one. @justinscasey.bsky.social and I discuss this, and the heterogeneity of interwar fascism, here 👇

If you're in Dublin next week come join me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social at the Institute of International & European Affairs (IIEA) on Thursday where we'll talk about our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics Details: www.iiea.com/images/uploa...

And here’s a write-up:

We are all students of democracy. Grateful for the exchange with students during my keynote and Q&A on The Age of Democratic Security. Thank you to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social World Leaders Forum, Acting President Claire Shipman, & Prof. @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social.

Author copies for Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social arrived today! If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.

And I talk about it towards then of @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social and my essay on the crisis of liberal order. (sorry, I know I've posted this stuff before).

If you prefer to listen to your books, the audio book version of Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social was released today. Get it wherever you get your audio books - Audible, Amazon, Apple, Storytel, your library, etc.

Was great for me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social to talk with @leslievinjamuri.bsky.social on the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs @global-affairs.bsky.social podcast about Ukraine & our new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics. Have a listen here:

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Was great for me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social to talk with @zeit.de about our new book and the resurgence of authoritarianism in global politics.

New 5 Questions piece on the Illiberal Regimes and Global Governance project page! On the super interesting new book by @alexdukalskis.bsky.social & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social ucigcc.org/research/fut... @ucigcc.bsky.social

Nice review in Kirkus Reviews of my new book w/ @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social (out next month) Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics "A dispassionate argument proposing that the lights are going out." www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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