https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASJhhcTeRBM/dafna-h-rand RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 21:22:26 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-01/the-postmodern-autocrat-s-handbook https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2015-02-01/the-postmodern-autocrat-s-handbook Sun, 01 Feb 2015 16:00:02 GMT Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (R) on November 9, 2014 before their meeting at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing. Top leaders and ministers of the 21-member APEC group are meeting in Beijing from November 7 to 11. AFP PHOTO/POOL/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV (Photo credit should read MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images)