Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide ...
International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid ...
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.
Our data on security force personalization in autocracies indicates that when leaders put loyalists in charge of security forces, removing these leaders from power peacefully through elections or ...
Repressing dissent – and democracy When leaders put loyalists in charge of the men with guns, it becomes easier to repress opposition from citizens, political figures and any dissenting military ...