1) What is the difference –conceptually and practically –between autocracy promotion on the one hand, and on the other hand, authoritarian assistance/cooperation generally, and anti-democracy assistance in particular? Why in your view–and/or in the view of some of the authors we have read for this class– is autocracy assistance/cooperation a far more pronounced phenomenon by comparison to autocracy promotion?
2) Consider the links between diffusion and authoritarian learning. Please first define each of these terms, and pay close attention to discussing different examples or types of authoritarian learning. Why do repeated waves of diffusion often reduce the chances for successful democratic movements to challenge incumbent regimes?