Tag: dictatorship
Mao Launched the Cultural Revolution to Seize Absolute Power, Not to Pursue an Ideal
Fifty years after the Cultural Revolution ended, competing theories still fight for dominance: was it...
Recreating Stalin: The DNA Behind Xi Jinping’s All-Front Political Purge
By Jin Yan In the third decade of the 21st century, the global political order is undergoing deep...
Maduro Indicted on Multiple Felonies, Including Cocaine Conspiracy
By Gao Yun The overthrown Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arrested...
Iran on the Brink: Protests Rage as Rial Collapses
In the final days of 2025, the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East—and indeed the world—is experiencing...
Multiple Prison Inmates in North Korea Reportedly ‘Vanish’ Without a Trace
Under the rule of the Kim family, North Korea’s prisons are notorious for their harsh conditions, where...
CCP in Crisis: Internal Control Ramps Up as Japan Signals Taiwan Support
After the Fourth Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a new wave of mental control has...
Xi Jinping’s China Faces a Great Calamity: Political Paralysis and Economic Collapse
China is facing an unprecedented convergence of political and economic turmoil. According to Chinese...