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Krithika Varagur

Krithika Varagur is a speechwriter in New York, author of The Call: Inside the Global Saudi Religious Project (2020), and an editor at The Drift magazine.

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April 11, 2022
MagazineKrithika Varagur
There’s More to Authoritarianism Than Cults of Personality
A study of strongmen misses deeper reasons for democratic collapse.
November 10, 2017
Krithika Varagur
How Trump Is Using Bush-Era Laws to Deport Christians
The plight of Indonesian Christians living in New Hampshire and New Jersey reveals the deep roots of the current immigration regime.
November 2, 2017
Krithika Varagur
Will Trump Bungle Obama’s Declassification Diplomacy?
Under Obama, the U.S. handed over scores of damning historical documents to allies. But such outreach requires a deft, sensitive hand.

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