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Einaudi Center for International Studies

Cornell University

The Authoritarian Feelings Machine

Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, Hungary, February 16, 2026. They look at a world map with their backs to the camera.
March 16, 2026

IES Director on Emotions as Political Tools

Mabel Berezin, director of our Institute for European Studies, is interviewed about the tools of authoritarianism across continents.

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