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But its core themes—the corrupting allure of control, the dangers of putting the future in the hands of greedy autocrats—align closely with those of the original Dune novels.—
Emma Stefansky,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2024 -
This put a bright spotlight on the hypocrisy and hubris that have often characterized the aspects of American foreign policy that exist outside the rules, which fuel the narratives of autocrats and populists alike.—
Ben Rhodes,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Dec. 2024
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The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia.—
John Feffer,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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The greatest of all tyrants thunders onto screen in this thrilling story of fossil discovery by three young boys.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
8 Dec. 2024
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The Arab Spring movement in the 2010s didn't prevent the reemergence of dictators in the Middle East and North Africa.—
Michael Kugelman,
NPR,
21 Dec. 2024
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Shih, the expert on Chinese elite politics, said many dictators, from former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin to Mao, have eventually turned against their own proteges.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
15 Dec. 2024
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