The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age, by Jamie Kirchick Yale University Press, 288 pages It is tempting, especially for those in thrall to notions of American ...

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is attempting to isolate Ukraine from the rest of Europe and dismantle the European Union. However, the Kremlin's leader will not succeed, according to the Minister ...

But he sometimes flirted with the West, too. Lukashenko, 69, was dubbed “Europe's last dictator” early in his rule, and he has lived up to that nickname. As head of a country located between ...

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during an event marking the 50th anniversary of Spanish democracy, following the ...

For his opponents, he was a ruthless dictator who was convicted of drug ... in that era to seek adventure or a better life in Europe. Suriname was then still a colony, and as a Dutch citizen ...

Dictators loom large in the cultural imagination of the 20th and 21st centuries. It’s easy to see why this would be the case, as these periods saw the rise and dominance of despots around the ...

But in the world of twentieth century dictators, Benito Mussolini was a pioneer. He created fascism, a movement that would plunge most of Europe into darkness. From undermining judges to ...

A bloody battle played out in Romania in December 1989 that led to the remarkable collapse of one of Europe's most repressive communist regimes - and arguably its most menacing dictator.

At 33, Franco was the youngest general in all of Europe. During the Civil War he ... raised in a “properly Spanish” home. Like many dictators, Franco faced a problem towards the end of his ...

Alexander Lukashenko has been Russia's key ally since the start of Moscow's full-invasion of Ukraine Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has warned of the danger of ...

Spain celebrates transition to democracy after dictator's death Fascist Francisco Franco died 50 years ago Sanchez warns against resurgence of far right in Europe Opposition resists government's ...