Democracy is invoked as moral legitimacy in war, while Iran’s authority rests on layered political, religious, and historical foundations. Democracy, however, is not the enemy. Its manipulation is.

The popularity of Islamic leaders in Uzbekistan is growing. With the rise of the internet and relative freedom of speech, imams and preachers are regaining influence they had lost – first to Soviet ...

Legitimacy is the recognition of power as being valid (Coicaud, 2002; Weber, 1978). Police organizations risk losing their legitimacy if they are perceived to have violated or abused their recognized ...

To paraphrase the famous science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, the source of true power for a nation is the ability to get ...

This Research Topic focuses on the transformation of political authority and human agency under conditions of systemic uncertainty in contemporary ...

March 18 (UPI) --The author prefers to use the lowercase "n" to challenge the Kim family regime's legitimacy. An election is not merely a procedure to select leaders. It is the mechanism that ...

"Everything that they do, carrying out [Zelensky’s] duties, means that they are all complicit in these illegal activities," the president emphasized MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. The entire Ukrainian ...

MINSK, 28 May (BelTA) - The Constitution of Ukraine provides for the extension of the powers of Verkhovna Rada (national parliament) only. It says nothing about the president’s powers, Russian ...