Erdogan’s Grip on Power Is Loosened but Not Broken, Vote Shows Despite a struggling economy, the disastrous earthquakes in February and Turkey’s drift toward one-man rule, President Recep ...

Losing grip on power, Venezuela's Maduro leans on Cuban security forces, senior US officials say. A top U.S. admiral told senators that Havana "owns the security around Maduro." ...

Outlook Dictators are using the coronavirus to strengthen their grip on power. Authoritarians hate to squander an emergency. In the pandemic, they’ve found the perfect one.