In February 2022, Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Even before that, many experts had predicted the swift collapse of Vladimir Putin’s regime, under the weight of international sanctions and military setbacks. Yet, years later, Putin remains in power. Why is this? From Nicaragua to North Korea, from Iran to China, a new wave of authoritarian leaders seem to be consolidating power, even in our interconnected, modern age. How do they do this? And what does this tell us about