Assessment: United States on Trajectory Toward Competitive Authoritarianism
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A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
This assessment by former U.S. Intelligence Community officers applies intelligence tradecraft to analyze democratic decline in the United States, concluding with moderate to high confidence that the nation is on a trajectory toward competitive authoritarianism—a system where democratic institutions like elections and courts exist but are systematically undermined. The analysis examines multiple reinforcing dynamics that are eroding democratic norms and institutions.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe cumulative effect of multiple reinforcing dynamics is placing the nation on a trajectory toward competitive authoritarianism
A system in which elections, courts, and other democratic institutions exist but are systematically undermined
Applies the analytic tradecraft of the U.S. Intelligence Community to conditions inside the United States
Authored by members of The Steady State, all of whom are former U.S. Intelligence Community officers with analytic responsibilities
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