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of politi- cal mastery rather than neutral measurements of pub- lic preference. Putin's victories at the polls enable him to reject comparisons with Leonid Brezhnev and other doddering defensive Soviet-era leaders. Likewise, Hugo Chavez boasted that unlike the colonels and generals who ruled over South America

ly to their financial institutions for a potentially renewable period of 180 days." That, of course, was a polite fiction. As a July 2 editorial in the Wall Street Journal succinctly summarized the toothless nature of the sanctions law: "It's so weak, in fact, that all 20 of Iran's major trading partners are now exemp

ns in 1947, 1949 and 1954 that all broke down according to tribal, regional and sectarian interests. Hafez finally ended the chaos by becoming the Leonid Brezhnev of the Arab world: He staved off the future by institutionalizing fear, even as he did nothing to nurture a civil society out of the country's inhe

of politi- cal mastery rather than neutral measurements of pub- lic preference. Putin's victories at the polls enable him to reject comparisons with Leonid Brezhnev and other doddering, defensive Soviet-era leaders. Likewise, Hugo Chavez boasted that unlike the colonels and generals who ruled over South American

vicus.org/downloads/2013EEI%20REPORT.pdf. 17. Carothers, “Closing Space.” 18. Josh Chin, “China Gives Police Broad Powers over Foreign Nonprofits,” Wal! Street Journal, April 28, 2016, http://www.wsj.com/ articles/china-passes-law-clamping-down-on-foreign-ngos-1461853978. 19. Charlie Campbell, “Chinas New Foreign N