rulers

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And while some challenges to power include individual defiance, Sharp argues that, “If the rulers’ power is to be controlled by withdrawing help and obedience, the noncooperation and disobedience must be widespread.”

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

This feeling is reflected in Syria's new rulers' policy towards Iran.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Sultan Ibrahim will take over from current King Al-Sultan Abdullah on Jan. 31, 2024, the keeper of the rulers' seal said in a statement on Friday.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

His supporters generally want an equal footing in relations with the United States and rapprochement with North Korea while being extremely critical of past authoritarian rulers’ human rights records.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2022

Instead, he said, the basis of the rulers’ power was the collective economic and spiritual good.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann