‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog
- Posted on March 17, 2026
- By The Guardian
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‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog
Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin
