In recent years, Western governments have, in effect, aided the rise of personalist dictators in Russia, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Venezuela.
- Associate Professor of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
None of the available methods for holding Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable are likely to actually punish him, and they may even make new atrocities more likely.
Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto regular people.
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