Is the tide turning on strongman politics?

Summary

Strong man populism has grown so much over the years that analysts have expressed despair about whether democracy could have a future. Even former US president Barack Obama, a famously hopeful politician, recently resorted to trolling Donald Trump in a bid to call out the current president’s alleged corruption. And yet, events of this week suggest we may be witnessing a new political trend. Today, international and political editor Peter Hartcher on the burst of democratic support around the globe, and advice from the world’s most famous political scientist on how politicians can counter…

Description from The Sydney Morning Herald.