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February 10, 2011

Sometimes Best to Cooperate With Dictators

Herfried Munkler, Der Spiegel

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The uprisings in the Arab world have prompted much hand-wringing among Europeans, who worry that the West has been too lenient with the region's autocrats. Sometimes, however, tolerating dictators is very much in the West's best interest.

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TAGGED: United States, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt

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