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What Drives Putin and Xi (Part One)

The Foreign Affairs Interview

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The Rise and Fall of the Eurasian Land Empire

The world we live in is an upstart version of power that's very modern, says Julian Zelizer. The land based empires are at a disadvantage and they're autocratic, he adds. They have land armies and don't trade with other advanced countries, writes Zelizer. "Once you put this Eurasian landmass, autocracy, land-based empire and extortion or expropriation or repression together as a package, you see that they're fighting a losing game," said Zelizer.

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