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This research project touches on the following thematic angles in the analysis:&#160; Populism Freedom of Expression Checks &#38; Balances Neo-AuthoritarianismDe-DemocratisationAnd, the research focuses on some of the leaders currently in power across the world as relevant in our analysis:Hugo Chavez and Nicolàs Maduro of Venezuela Rodrigo Duterte of PhilippinesRecep Erdogan of TurkeyImran Khan of PakistanNarendra Modi of IndiaBenjamin Netanyahu of IsraelViktor Orban of HungaryVladimir Poutine&#160;of RussiaMahinda Rajapaksa of Sri LankaThaksin Shinawatra of ThailandAbe Shinzō of JapanDonald Trump of the United States