Syrias condition: Bashar al-Assad
The country\u2019s dictator has spent nearly half his time in power waging war on his own people. His patchwork support network is fading, but he will not go easily. America\u2019s racial unrest has put reparations back in the national conversation\u2014but how best to pay slaves\u2019 descendants, and how much? And the antiquated etiquette lessons required of South Asia\u2019s civil servants. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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