Strongmen like Putin and Xi might seem all powerful—but they make their countries weaker - Quartz

Strongmen like Putin and Xi might seem all powerful—but they make their countries weaker Quartz Last weekend, Chinese president Xi Jinping upended his country's two-term limit on power, meaning there's now little to stop him from ruling for life. Two days later, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan pushed through sweeping changes to the electoral system ... and more »

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