The Bad Guys Always Find Each Other

It's not a coincidence.

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1. Axis of Authoritarianism

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an autocrat in possession of a good fortune must be in want of other autocratic allies.

A few days ago Vladimir Putin sat down with Xi Jinping. They are the two most powerful dictators in the world, each with large-scale ambitions…