I don't know who qualifies as an expert, but Masha Gessen comes to mind. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/one-year-after-trumps-election-revisitin

I don't know who qualifies as an expert, but Masha Gessen comes to mind. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/one-year-after-trumps-election-revisiting-autocracy-rules-for-survival https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/one-year-after...