REVIEWS

‘Azeem Ibrahim is one of the world’s most prominent commentators. Here he tackles some of the biggest problems facing the globe and within his usual clarity tells us some home truths.”

'We have taken the benefits of liberal democracy for granted. This is an uncomfortable and uncompromising book about why it is in danger. Azeem Ibrahim shows how we need to understand the authoritarian challenge so that we are better placed to resist it.'

'Azeem Ibrahim has translated deep research and familiarity with democratic politics into a study of the authoritarian challenge, which is readable, impressive and worrying.'

“Azeem Ibrahim is a thoughtful and articulate author. This book on the challenges facing liberal democracy could not be more timely. Liberal democracy needs its champions to speak out and Professor Ibrahim is doing just that”

'This is a very important book -- in an age of new competition between autocracies and democracies, Dr Ibrahim explains what is at stake and what the democracies might do about it.'

“An essential book to understanding why democracies are in difficulty - and how to address the challenge posed by rising authoritarianism."

​Democracy is in trouble, and autocratic leaders are far more popular than they should be. Azeem Ibrahim brilliantly spins the globe to tell us not only how we got here, but why. And he doesn’t just leave us with a worrying diagnosis: Ibrahim explains the need for a truly international, forceful response. The Authoritarian Century is a masterful overview of our leaders today. A must-read!