How is totalitarianism viewed today?

Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is one of the few absolutist nations left in the world, equipped with Wahhabism as official and only religion, hence there is no religious freedom. Wahhabism is a fundamentalist, religious conservative branch of Islam which applies only the Shariah as law. read more

Totalitarianism shares characteristics with other forms of autocracy, such as dictatorships and authoritarian governments. While North Korea technically calls itself a democratic republic, its ruler has complete control over all aspects of life among its citizens, making it more of a dictatorship that is totalitarian in practice. read more