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EPISODE · Apr 4, 2026 · 15 MIN

The Purge Paradox: When Authoritarian Leaders Gut Their Own Intelligence Services

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Purging intelligence services consolidates political control, but it systematically degrades the operational capacity autocrats need to survive. Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Russia illustrate the pattern.https://www.thesecuritynexus.net

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