The authoritarians’ playbook: Failed attacks provide excuses for repression
September 11, 2018
by İmdat Öner, published on 9 August 2018
On August 4, President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela was the target of the first-ever drone “assassination attempt” against a president. It took place as Maduro spoke at the 81st anniversary of the country’s National Guard. He survived the assault, as one drone crashed into a nearby apartment building and the other seemingly exploded in air.