Max Fisher @Max_Fisher
Most autocracies collapse within ~8 years. Yet a handful are defying history. Oddly, they're among most besieged on earth: —Iran, 42 yrs —Algeria, 59 yrs —Cuba, 62 yrs —Vietnam, 67 yrs We may now have an answer to why – with a lesson for the wider world. https://t.co/RUwclB56Dp — PolitiTweet.org