Dictator Book Club: Chavez
Nov 09, 2023•46 min
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episode description
Review of Rory Carroll's "Comandante"
[previously in series: Erdogan, Modi, Orban, Xi, Putin]
I.
All dictators get their start by discovering some loophole in the democratic process. Xi realized that control of corruption investigations let him imprison anyone he wanted. Erdogan realized that EU accession talks provided the perfect cover to retool Turkish institutions in his own image.
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android