Will Dobson presents “Are Dictators Getting Smarter? The Battle between Dictatorship & Democracy” as part of a Juneau World Affairs Council discussion.
Dobson is Slate’s politics and foreign affairs editor, and the author of “The Dictator’s Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy.”
Recorded November 12, 2014

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