What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide ...
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Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander ... Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled ...