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nal rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The ques

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.washing- 12. Steven Lee Myers and Andrew E. Kramer. 'How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advisin: Donald Trump,' New York Imes, July 31,2016, 13. Ibid. 14. Engen

anny of four decades, was stirred to life and conquered its fear after witnessing the upheaval that had earlier overtaken Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen. In Istanbul this month, I encountered the variety, and the normalcy, of this rebellion in extended discussions with prominent figures of the Syri

based in Turkey, have stayed aloof from the council, and even they do not really control the many local militias that adopt the army's name alone. Steven Lee Myers contributed reporting from London, and an employee of The New York Times from Beirut. Ankle 4. NYT How to Halt the Butchery in Syria Anne-Marie

ington Post, August 19, 2016, https://www.washing- tonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/19/paul-manaforts-complicated-ties-to-ukraine-explained/. 12. Steven Lee Myers and Andrew E. Kramer, “How Paul Manafort Wielded Power in Ukraine Before Advising Donald Trump,” New York Times, July 31, 2016, http://www.nytimes.co

gional rivals, chiefly Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have responded with more direct foreign interventions of their own, most notably in Yemen. The recent embrace of more overtly repressive policies stems in part from the common structural flaws of the modern authoritarian model. The questi