Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on Democracies and Dictatorships
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Iran and Venezuela: Skilful Politicians and Blame-Shifting Tactics
This chapter explores the strategies employed by leaders like Ahmadinejad of Iran and Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to maintain power. It discusses how they capitalized on their countries' oil wealth, manipulated media and elections, and shifted blame to the United States for internal issues. The chapter also examines the high-risk strategy pursued by Iran in regards to nuclear weapons and the challenges faced by the Iranian leader amidst political rivals.
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