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How to topple a dictator

Is violent or non-violent protest more effective?

Suppose a country is ruled by a dictator. Suppose many people want to topple the dictator. What’s the best way of doing it – a campaign of violence or non-violence? There’s an academic from Harvard who has the answer.

Picture: Romanian waving flag over Bucharest Square
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