Dictators conspire: Oil, assassins, exploitation

Comment: Last week’s prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western nations offered a stark glimpse into the workings of modern autocracies.
As such, it serves as a timely backdrop to Anne Applebaum’s new book, Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World, which examines the collaborative efforts of authoritarian regimes to undermine liberal democracy globally.