Egyptians gather in their thousands in Tahrir Square to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution on January 25, 2012 in Cairo Egypt

21st Century Dictatorships

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 5, 2012

William Dobson, politics and foreign affairs editor at Slate and the author of The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy, looks at how both world dictatorships and their opponents are adapting to technological advances.

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