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Document Information
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Report / policy paper (house oversight committee production)
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1.33 MB
Summary
This document appears to be page 2 of a report titled 'Breaking Down Democracy,' produced as part of a House Oversight investigation (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019236). It analyzes the decline of freedom in influential countries between 2007 and 2016, highlighting significant drops in Turkey and Bahrain. The text discusses strategies used by modern authoritarians, including the rewriting of history (specifically in Russia regarding Stalin), the hiring of Western lobbyists ('K Street representatives') by autocracies like China and Kazakhstan, and the emulation of authoritarian tactics by populist politicians in democracies.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Vladimir Putin | President of Russia |
Encouraged the reassessment of Stalin; admired by European nationalistic right and anticapitalist left parties.
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| Joseph Stalin | Historical Figure (Soviet Leader) |
Mentioned in the context of Russia rewriting history textbooks to reassess his role.
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Organizations (2)
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document production (indicated by Bates stamp).
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| K Street |
Mentioned as the location of representatives/lobbyists working for authoritarian regimes.
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Locations (13)
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Experienced a -28 decline in freedom score; hires K Street representatives.
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Experienced a -25 decline in freedom score.
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Experienced a -21 decline in freedom score; hires K Street representatives.
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Experienced a -17 decline in freedom score; hires K Street representatives.
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Experienced a -17 decline in freedom score.
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Experienced a -16 decline in freedom score.
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Experienced a -12 decline in freedom score.
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Experienced a -12 decline in freedom score; rewriting history; hires K Street representatives.
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Experienced a -12 decline in freedom score.
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Experienced a -10 decline in freedom score.
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Described as in the vanguard of hiring political consultants and lobbyists.
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Hires K Street representatives.
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Mentioned regarding authoritarian states hiring lobbyists.
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Relationships (2)
European parties... have expressed admiration for Putin and aligned their policy goals with his.
China is clearly in the vanguard, with multiple representatives working for the state...
Key Quotes (3)
"The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent the interests of autocracies is a growing phenomenon."Source
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Quote #1
"Russia has taken the lead, with the state’s assertion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin."Source
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Quote #2
"European parties of the nationalistic right and anticapitalist left have expressed admiration for Putin and aligned their policy goals with his."Source
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Quote #3
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