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Why do some autocratic leaders pursue aggressive or expansionist foreign policies, while others are much more cautious in their use of military force? The first

In The Dictator's Army, Caitlin Talmadge presents a compelling new argument to help us understand why authoritarian militaries sometimes fight very well—and s

The study of dictatorship in the West has acquired an almost exotic dimension. But authoritarian regimes remain a painful reality for billions of people worldwi

Explains how dictatorships rise, survive, and fall, along with why some but not all dictators wield vast powers.

Are democracies less likely to go to war than other kinds of states? This question is of tremendous importance in both academic and policy-making circles and on