''Charles Dunst''s deeply researched, timely and powerful book offers a blueprint for how democracies should fight back.'' - Sir Kim Darroch
''Remarkable. A thoughtful and perceptive book.'' - Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP
The world is currently experiencing the lowest levels of democracy we have seen in over thirty years. Autocracy is on the rise, and while the cost of autocracy seems evident, it nevertheless remains an attractive option to many.
While leaders like Viktor Orb-disrupt democratic foundations from within, autocrats like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin do so from abroad, eroding democratic institutions and values and imperilling democracies that appear increasingly fragile. There are even those who, disillusioned with the current institutions in place, increasingly think authoritarianism can deliver them a better life than democracy has or could.
They''re wrong. Autocracy is not the solution - better democracy is. But we have t
