Dictatorship

Why has Netanyahu’s judicial reform brought Israel to an inflection point?

Israel’s most extreme right-dominated government ever is seeking to undermine the judiciary’s independence. And the people are pushing back.

Colonial surveillance: Palestinians already live in a tech dystopia

For Israel, the basic human rights of colonised Palestinians, such as the right to privacy, are irrelevant.

What the 'democrat-dictator' dichotomy means in the age of Morsi and Sisi

Autocrats have often used the facade of democracy to give their hold on power a veneer of legitimacy.