June 29, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, and Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Yury Yakovlevich Chaika, behind, visit the Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent during Putin’s working visit to Dagestan Republic, Russia, Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
Photo: Gavriil Grigorov/ Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP
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STATESIDE: Rebellion reveals potential weakness in Putin’s regime; alternative to his leadership may be worse
HOW do autocrats fall from power? One way is through death or physical incapacitation. Another is if they begin to believe the misapprehension that if they loosened their iron grip on their countries, their populations would respond with gratitude, relief and more dedicated support for their respective regimes.
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