Gorbachev: Humanism and Hubris.

The article discusses that authoritarian leaders, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Mohammed bin Salman have drawn lessons from Soviet Union's leader late Mikhail Gorbachev that economic reform and political reform cannot be allowed to go hand in hand. The death of Gorbachev has revived interest in his legacy, who was praised by the West for his reforms and role in bringing the cold war to an end.