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The F*cked Minds Of Dictators - Historical Psychology With Abhijit Iyer-Mitra | TRS

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Power, Brutality, and Legacy in Iraq

This chapter examines the methods of maintaining dictatorial power through historical examples, particularly contrasting Lee Kuan Yew's regime in Singapore with Saddam Hussein's in Iraq. It discusses Iraq's complex history of colonialism, the rise of dictatorial rule, and the impacts of external intervention, focusing on the lead-up to the 2003 American invasion.

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