The political maelstrom in the US
Wade, R. H.
& Vestergaard, J.
(13 October 2025)
The political maelstrom in the US.
International Development.
Professor Robert Wade and Dr Jakob Vestergaard critique President Trump’s second-term administration for consolidating personal power, undermining democratic institutions, and using government authority for retribution and control—both domestically and abroad—while pursuing an authoritarian agenda that threatens U.S. democracy and stability.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2025 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > International Development |
| Date Deposited | 14 Nov 2025 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130195 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8584-8258