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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
World according to Europe's Insurgent Parties.' 9. Ibid. 10. Jason Karaian, 'Pub n Has Friends on Europe's Far Right and Left (but Mostly Right)," Quartz, January 15, 2015, katp:// 11. Amber Philli 'Paul Manafores Com•heated Ties to Ukraine Ex•lained e Wash/ Eton Post Au ust 19, 2016, httos;llwww.was
Mexico. "That is outlandish," Buttigieg replied. He accused her of taking him out of context. Then he attacked Gabbard for visiting Syrian dictator Bashar al- Assad, which he cited as proof of her poor judgment. Earlier in the debate, after Gabbard criticized the Democratic Party for being overly inte
hat is outlandish," Buttigieg replied. He accused her of taking him out of context. Then he attacked Gabbard for visiting Syrian dictator Bashar al- Assad, which he cited as proof of her poor judgment. Earlier in the debate, after Gabbard criticized the Democratic Party for being overly interventionis
unlike their initial asylum screening, when they first arrive at the US border." -- Not a single refugee was resettled in the U.S. last month. From Quartz: "The nosedive is the result of a State Department freeze on admissions, according to a World Relief press release, resulting in hundreds of cancel
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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 →World according to Europe's Insurgent Parties.” 9. Ibid. 10. Jason Karaian, “Putin Has Friends on Europe's Far Right and Left (but Mostly Right),” Quartz, January 15, 2015, http:// gqz.com/326487/putin-has-friends-on-europes-far-right-and-left-but-mostly-right/. 11. Amber Phillips, “Paul Manafort’s Co
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