In Moscow's Shadows 99: All Hail the Tsar? Why Putinism has suffered from becoming monarchical
In Moscow's Shadows
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The Limitations of Expertise
Government has become so much more complex than it was once upon a time. What does Putin really know about war fighting? The answer is pretty much bugger all. He's dependent entirely on what people tell him and well again that comes to the second element of influence. Effort is the third particular limitation. We've seen again I'll come on to this in a momentMuch less of Putin personally involving himself in what's going on. Now we're talking about just simply being willing to sit through briefings or actually go out there and demonstrate his presence at the front.
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