An interesting take on Putin
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By Ruth Ben-Ghiat, (Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University. She writes frequently for CNN and other media outlets on threats to democracy around the world. Her latest book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present (W.W. Norton & Company) examines how illiberal leaders use corruption, violence, propaganda, and machismo to stay in power, and how resistance to them has ...)