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From Tiananmen to Iran: Different Regimes, Same Logic of Evil

What happened in 1989 did not end in Beijing—and it is not confined to China.
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From Tiananmen to Iran: Different Regimes, Same Logic of Evil
A Chinese man stands alone to block a line of tanks heading east on Beijing's Cangan Blvd. in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in June 1989. Jeff Widener/AP Photo
Lamont Colucci
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Next month marks the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen uprising and subsequent massacre. The event is often reduced to a single image: a lone protester standing before tanks in Beijing.

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Lamont Colucci
Lamont Colucci
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Dr. Lamont Colucci was the inaugural director of doctrine development for the U.S. Space Force and is a professor of political science at Concordia University Wisconsin. A former U.S. State Department diplomat, he specializes in national security, foreign policy, and space strategy. He is the author of multiple books on foreign affairs and American grand strategy.