How Syria’s pariah president returned to the fold
Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?Taliban rule has been disastrous for many of the country’s 40m citizensSyria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is the Middle East’s bloodiest dictator. His brutal response during the Syrian uprisings of 2011—including bombing, gassing and starving his own people—plunged the country into civil war and turned him into an international pariah. But in May he was welcomed back into the Arab League after a 12-year suspension. How has he managed to make such a remarkable comeback?
Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?
Taliban rule has been disastrous for many of the country’s 40m citizens
Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, is the Middle East’s bloodiest dictator. His brutal response during the Syrian uprisings of 2011—including bombing, gassing and starving his own people—plunged the country into civil war and turned him into an international pariah. But in May he was welcomed back into the Arab League after a 12-year suspension. How has he managed to make such a remarkable comeback?
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