Dr. Marcel Dirsus

I'm done. I'm going to turn the country into a democracy. I just want to retire. Let me go to my home village. I'm going to just enjoy retirement. it's probably not going to fly. You can try, but it's an incredibly risky decision to make. So for that reason, they mostly try to stay in power for as long as they humanly can.

I'm done. I'm going to turn the country into a democracy. I just want to retire. Let me go to my home village. I'm going to just enjoy retirement. it's probably not going to fly. You can try, but it's an incredibly risky decision to make. So for that reason, they mostly try to stay in power for as long as they humanly can.

I'm done. I'm going to turn the country into a democracy. I just want to retire. Let me go to my home village. I'm going to just enjoy retirement. it's probably not going to fly. You can try, but it's an incredibly risky decision to make. So for that reason, they mostly try to stay in power for as long as they humanly can.

The other thing is also how do you pick the right moment in time? Because to be in power in these types of systems, you have to believe that you are going to survive that crisis. You have to. You absolutely have to. Because if you don't, given that so much is based on the confidence of others and these perceptions of strength, you're definitely done.

The other thing is also how do you pick the right moment in time? Because to be in power in these types of systems, you have to believe that you are going to survive that crisis. You have to. You absolutely have to. Because if you don't, given that so much is based on the confidence of others and these perceptions of strength, you're definitely done.

The other thing is also how do you pick the right moment in time? Because to be in power in these types of systems, you have to believe that you are going to survive that crisis. You have to. You absolutely have to. Because if you don't, given that so much is based on the confidence of others and these perceptions of strength, you're definitely done.

And in a way, it's not irrational either, right? Some of these people have lived completely unreal lives. They started out as peasants and then they built themselves these giant palaces and they became rulers of countries. So many of them have survived a great deal of crises before. They've almost gotten killed and they've always survived.

And in a way, it's not irrational either, right? Some of these people have lived completely unreal lives. They started out as peasants and then they built themselves these giant palaces and they became rulers of countries. So many of them have survived a great deal of crises before. They've almost gotten killed and they've always survived.

And in a way, it's not irrational either, right? Some of these people have lived completely unreal lives. They started out as peasants and then they built themselves these giant palaces and they became rulers of countries. So many of them have survived a great deal of crises before. They've almost gotten killed and they've always survived.

In a way, it almost makes sense that they would assume that they will survive forever. the final crisis as well.

In a way, it almost makes sense that they would assume that they will survive forever. the final crisis as well.

In a way, it almost makes sense that they would assume that they will survive forever. the final crisis as well.

Yeah. I think the mistake that he made is he was way too confident. And I think he lived one of those unreal lives. I don't know whether you've ever been to Bucharest, but they got a palace that he built himself. Yeah, it's nice. He was one of these leaders who thought that, you know what, I'm going to get through this. I've gone through stuff before. And he didn't have a good plan to get out.

Yeah. I think the mistake that he made is he was way too confident. And I think he lived one of those unreal lives. I don't know whether you've ever been to Bucharest, but they got a palace that he built himself. Yeah, it's nice. He was one of these leaders who thought that, you know what, I'm going to get through this. I've gone through stuff before. And he didn't have a good plan to get out.

Yeah. I think the mistake that he made is he was way too confident. And I think he lived one of those unreal lives. I don't know whether you've ever been to Bucharest, but they got a palace that he built himself. Yeah, it's nice. He was one of these leaders who thought that, you know what, I'm going to get through this. I've gone through stuff before. And he didn't have a good plan to get out.

And eventually what happened is that the military changed sides. And when that happened, he was done, right? And he had nowhere to flee. He had no escape plan, nothing that he could do in terms of exile. And yeah, him and his wife were executed together unceremoniously, as you said, after a very brief show trial. So it grew to an end once again.

And eventually what happened is that the military changed sides. And when that happened, he was done, right? And he had nowhere to flee. He had no escape plan, nothing that he could do in terms of exile. And yeah, him and his wife were executed together unceremoniously, as you said, after a very brief show trial. So it grew to an end once again.

And eventually what happened is that the military changed sides. And when that happened, he was done, right? And he had nowhere to flee. He had no escape plan, nothing that he could do in terms of exile. And yeah, him and his wife were executed together unceremoniously, as you said, after a very brief show trial. So it grew to an end once again.

Yeah, and that's the risk, right? So it's extremely difficult now to find the right place for exile. Because really, let's take somebody like Assad, right? Assad is still a comparatively young guy. So he doesn't just need safety now. He's going to need it potentially for multiple decades. And he needs to find a country that is strong enough, first of all, to physically protect him.

Yeah, and that's the risk, right? So it's extremely difficult now to find the right place for exile. Because really, let's take somebody like Assad, right? Assad is still a comparatively young guy. So he doesn't just need safety now. He's going to need it potentially for multiple decades. And he needs to find a country that is strong enough, first of all, to physically protect him.