Faculty Associate and Hunter College Professor Manu Bhagavan (History and Human Rights) recently wrote an OpEd for Quartz that analyzes the rise of global authoritarianism:
“The World War II generation faced down crises of this magnitude and came up with a loose consensus to prevent future catastrophes: structures to uphold and promulgate the umbrella concept of human rights domestically and internationally including laws, courts, and treaties; structures to manage Great Power politics and the general welfare; and the ever-growing democratization of sovereignty.
Of course, each of these solutions had its shortcomings, and the postwar order had plenty of failings. But they nonetheless gave people hope and inspired a sense of safety. Unfortunately, decades of negligence and aggressive disdain have weakened this infrastructure to the point that the United Nations and its systems are now looked upon as, at best, inept and ineffective, and at worst wholly corrupt.”
The story was published as “Witnessing the Rise of Global Authoritarianism on a Chilling Scale” in Quartz (21 March 2016) and was also published as “Not Just Trump: The Chilling Rise in Global Authoritarianism” (Defense One, 21 March 2016). The article was listed on the evening edition of Real Clear Markets, 22 March 2016, and on Yahoo Finance. Bhagavan’s article was the “No. 1 Most Read Article” on Defense One on 22 March 2016, and was the “Story of the Day” as well as a “Top Pick” and “Most Popular” story on Quartz on 21 March 2016.
Read more: http://qz.com/643497/we-are-witnessing-the-rise-of-global-authoritarianism-on-a-chilling-scale/
