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A heavy dose of power can do strange things to a leader’s head. Wolfgang Wildner

Too much power can do very odd things to a leader’s head

World leaders who make war tend to have a particular personality profile called “high need for power”. American presidents who show this need have, throughout history, been more likely to take their country…
What hope for peace in Syria? Henry Patton

Psychology and the chance of bringing peace to Syria

How can we explain the level of savagery that has been seen in Syria? And how on earth do the negotiators in Geneva hope to bridge an abyss of cruelty and suffering that has seen more than 100,000 people…