Lena Surzhko Harned

Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science at Penn State University

A woman with a dog passes by graffiti depicting the Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and US President Donald Trump vandalized with paint in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, Nov. 3, 2020.

Trump’s use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences

December 21, 2020Global Politics

Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has exposed the fragility of democratic institutions, mirroring a global trend in authoritarianism. That will have a lasting effect on the US.

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