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In addition, various political figures and commentators have praised or come to the defense of despotic rulers including Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Bashar al-Assad. 6. Modem authoritarians can be expected to dou- ble down on their drive to neuter civil society as an incubator of reformist ideas and political
o defend embattled allies like Syria's 8ashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what migh
remlin: International Business Times, March 25, 2015, Ucittagainasmlim1159808, 3. Howard Amos 'Russian Officials See 'Color Revolution in Armenia; Moscow Times, June 24, 2015, articles/russian.officials-see-color-revolution-in-armenia-47670. 4. Alexander Colts, 'Are Color Revolutions a New Form of War? Mosc
Today, with the United States out of Iraq and Iran a dominant influence there, the Israelis face a more complex choice. If the regime of President Bashar al Assad survives (with or without al Assad himself), Iran -- which is supplying weapons and advisers to Syria -- will wield much greater influence in Syria
lex choice. If the regime of President Bashar al Assad survives (with or without al Assad himself), Ira
nce Global The Irrational US-Iran-Israel Dynamic Rami G. Khouri Article 6. The Diplomat Is Africa the Next Asia? Richard Aidoo Article 7. The Moscow Times Kremlin Sees Obama as Weak EFTA00686705 I Vladimir Ryzhkov I Anicic I. NYT A Middle East Twofer Thomas L. Friedman April 3, 2012 -- There
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ns like the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Organization of American States, and to defend embattled allies like Syria's Bashar al-Assad. There is also growing replica- tion of what might be called authoritarian best practices, vividly on display in the new Chinese law on nongovernment
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019237 →n-security-council-warns-us-seeks-color-revolu- tion-against-kremlin-1859808. 3. Howard Amos, “Russian Officials See ‘Color Revolution’ in Armenia,” Moscow Times, June 24, 2015, https://themoscowtimes.com/ articles/russian-officials-see-color-revolution-in-armenia-47670. 4. Alexander Golts, “Are Color Revolut
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