Swinging Dics

“Many appear to see a Trump presidency as an opportunity to engage with a like-minded leader who has stated nationalist aims. Others may hope for respite from criticism over their human rights records or authoritarian tendencies. Some, like Mr. Kim and Mr. Putin, might see an opportunity to further their national aims in a new geopolitical order.” From the NYT: Trump Presidency Could Offer Opportunity to World’s Autocrats.

+ Franklin Foer: It’s Putin’s World: How the Russian president became the ideological hero of nationalists everywhere.