Please watch the film Putin’s Way and Vice’s “Dawn of a Dictator”. Discuss the nature of power exercised by Russia’s President Putin and by Venezuela’s President Maduro. Make sure to provide specific examples. How do these leaders influence politics in Russia and the world? Where do you see the rule of law in Putin’s Russia or Maduro’s Venezuela? How does it compare to Dueterte or differ with that of the US? Or Does it?

Please watch the film Putin’s Way and Vice’s “Dawn of a Dictator”. Discuss the nature of power exercised by Russia’s President Putin and by Venezuela’s President Maduro. Make sure to provide specific examples. How do these leaders influence politics in Russia and the world? Where do you see the rule of law in Putin’s Russia or Maduro’s Venezuela? How does it compare to Dueterte or differ with that of the US? Or Does it?

HOW DOES PUTIN’S/MADURO’S LEADERSHIP STYLE RELATE TO THE DISCUSSION IN CHAPTERS 1, 4, 5,8 and 12 OF YOUR TEXTBOOK? How does the “rule of law” (Chapter 4) differ from that of authoritarianism? (chapter 5). How do the leaders deal with political dissidents (opponents)? What surprised you about these stories?

Make sure to demonstrate that you have watched the film and done the reading.
You should always provide page numbers and time stamps to receive full credit.

Provide references (at least 3 citations from readings/notes) in your post (Chapter 1, 16, 17 and lecture notes)
Provide timestamps (to back up your examples; e.g., 30:15);
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