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Democracy's Recovery Often Fragile After Authoritarian Rule, Study Finds
Democracies often return weaker and more fragile after periods of authoritarian rule, according to a recent analysis. The study, conducted by University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman, analyzed three decades of data and found that losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it effectively. The findings were reported by NPR Politics on January 31, 2026.
The international landscape is also shifting, with groups like BRICS potentially gaining influence. Originally conceived in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill, BRICS has expanded to include ten countries as of January: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, according to Fortune. BRICS holds almost half of the world's population, nearly three-quarters of its rare earth minerals, and over a third of its crude oil reserves. Advocates view BRICS as a potential core of a new world order, challenging Western dominance in global affairs.
Meanwhile, in the realm of paleontology, a correction was issued for an article published in Nature on September 17, 2025, regarding a domed pachycephalosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia. The correction, also published on September 17, 2025, amended the copyright line to reflect the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the Authors, under exclusive license to Springer Nature Limited. The authors of the original article include Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig, Lindsay E. Zanno, Batsaikhan Buyantegsh, Buuvei Mainbayar, and Khishigjav Tsogtbatar.
In the film world, Variety reviewed "How to Divorce During the War," a film by Lithuanian writer-director Andrius Blaževičius. Guy Lodge described the film as a "droll, perceptive look at handling personal crises amid political ones," noting how the Russian invasion of Ukraine complicates the lives of a divorcing Lithuanian couple. The review was published on February 1, 2026.
Finally, a new edition of "The Book of PF" is available. The fourth edition covers topics such as network building, PF configuration, wireless networks, traffic shaping, redundancy, logging, and monitoring. Early access PDFs are available, including chapters on building networks, PF configuration, and navigating real-world scenarios, according to Hacker News.
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