What is a authoritarian regime

Pompeo, however, said that “even more of a threat is the Chinese Communist Party and its campaigns of coercion and control. In your country alone, we see influence campaigns against your politicians and security forces, the theft of industrial data that you have created through your innovation and creativity, and we've seen the use of economic leverage to stifle freedom itself.” … [Read more...] about Pompeo urges Europe’s young democracies to embrace freedoms

"I think Lukenshenko is in a bind," said Haring. "Lukashenka had to massively cheat, and he just received a message from the Kremlin ad it was more of a to do list than it was a congratulatory call. Putin is saying, you know, you won, but here's the things that we want from you." … [Read more...] about Major US diplomatic push to counter Russia may be in jeopardy amid Belarus unrest

Bolton said that the Trump administration is also implementing measures to specifically target Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, who heads the Revolutionary Guard Corps. "The Trump administration has launched a pressure campaign to counter Soleimani's insidious design," Bolton said. … [Read more...] about Bolton warns Iran that US ‘will come after you’