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Who Are World Leaders Blaming for Their Civil Unrest?

From George Soros to Trump’s tweets, a guide to politicians’ favorite villains
Source: Osservatore Romano / Reuters

As every good populist knows, you can’t run a revolution without enemies. Otherwise, you might have to admit people are mad at you for a good reason. Donald Trump, for example, has pegged protests on his predecessor’s people. “I think that President Obama’s behind it because his people are certainly behind it,” Trump Fox News in February. But Trump is hardly alone in finding shadowy forces meddling with his agenda. Here’s who the world’s leaders are blaming for their problems these

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