Agnieszka Paczynska
@apaczynska.bsky.social
Professor at GMU. Peace and conflict. And everything in between. Girl mom. Karate, cats and wine lover.
Reposted by Agnieszka Paczynska
The Wall Street Journal's reporting on the Ukraine negotiations and the New York Times' reporting on the deals struck by Trump in the Gulf make this pattern very, very clear.
Meanwhile, *this* is the president that the Supreme Court is empowering to run the government like a dictator. Good times.
Meanwhile, *this* is the president that the Supreme Court is empowering to run the government like a dictator. Good times.
December 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Wall Street Journal's reporting on the Ukraine negotiations and the New York Times' reporting on the deals struck by Trump in the Gulf make this pattern very, very clear.
Meanwhile, *this* is the president that the Supreme Court is empowering to run the government like a dictator. Good times.
Meanwhile, *this* is the president that the Supreme Court is empowering to run the government like a dictator. Good times.
Reposted by Agnieszka Paczynska
Let's start with the "best" scenario right now: that the US. remains a "competitive authoritarian" system. We have elections that are unfree and unfair, but not total and complete shams.
This means that:
This means that:
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Let's start with the "best" scenario right now: that the US. remains a "competitive authoritarian" system. We have elections that are unfree and unfair, but not total and complete shams.
This means that:
This means that:
Reposted by Agnieszka Paczynska
1) it will be difficult — but not impossible — for the opposition to win elections; and
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
1) it will be difficult — but not impossible — for the opposition to win elections; and
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.