Iran. Ayatollahs, bombs & Barbies.
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Democratic states are all alike; every autocratic state is autocratic in its own way. Democracies are alike in featuring universal suffrage, striving for a body of robust accountable institutions and political practice, and sustaining a vibrant civil society. Autocracies, however, have strikingly distinctive features. Take Iran and China. Despite common features for example, Iran like…
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