Oligarchs and Strongmen: the Difference and Why It Matters
Our newest post can be found at CommonDreams.org in the Opinion section, as we are featured as contributors for January 26, 2025.
As quoted from the publication:
Since we published The Oligarchs’ Grip: Fusing Wealth and Power in 2023, the question we get asked most often is: What’s the difference between an oligarch and a strongman? Instead of strongmen, some interlocutors use adjacent words like autocrat, authoritarian, dictator, or tyrant. That question is of great relevance now that Donald Trump has become the 47th U.S. president.

Read our publication here: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/oligarchs-vs-strongmen