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The new age of authoritarianism

By Chrystia Freeland

Published: August 11 2008 19:48 | Last updated: August 11 2008 19:48

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In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, democracy was on the march and we declared the End of History. Nearly two decades later, a neo-imperialist Russia is at war with Georgia, Communist China is proudly hosting the Olympics, and we find that, instead, we have entered the Age of Authoritarianism.

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