Bad news Monday

If you like readable big-think pieces on the world order, I recommend Azar Gat's The Return of Authoritarian Great Powers from the latest Foreign Affairs. His notes we are now seeing the rise of authoritarian capitalist powers (China and Russia) , something we haven't seen since the 1930s. And unlike the 1930s, the aggressive powers are closer to the dominant powers in overall power. Gat points out that the authoritarian model may become more attractive than the democratic one, which could lead to a drop in global democracy.