Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Sarah Repucci and Javier El-Hage discuss what the Tyranny Tracker is — and what it is not. Their conversation explores how the Human Rights Foundation’s new democracy index identifies authoritarianism, tracks democratic decline, and distinguishes between democratic, hybrid authoritarian, and fully authoritarian regimes.
Created with the support of The Reynolds Foundation, the Tyranny Tracker is designed to help advocates, policymakers, journalists, researchers, and citizens better understand authoritarianism — and respond to it.

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