Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. Follow her on Twitter: @ruthbenghiat. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) Italy's elections may have ended in a political deadlock -- no ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who writes about authoritarianism and propaganda. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) Warning: This story contains an image some ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who writes about authoritarianism and propaganda. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) How does a democratic political culture turn ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who writes about authoritarianism and propaganda. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) Just before Donald Trump took office, I argued ...

In an effort to answer these questions, I recently spoke with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and an expert on the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Ben-Ghiat is completing a forthcoming book on authoritarianism and political strongmen and has written ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a frequent contributor to CNN Opinion, and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. She is currently working on a book entitled "Strongmen: From Mussolini to Trump." The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) Sometimes ...

Ruth Ben-Ghiat contributes frequently to CNN Opinion, writing about politics and culture. A Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, she has won Guggenheim, Fulbright, Library of Congress, and many other fellowships. Ben-Ghiat puts current events into perspective, exploring how major events of the ...