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408 | Mathias Döpfner: Escaping the Trade Trap - How to Stop Doing Business with Dictators

The Realignment

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Putin, Democracy, and the West

A discussion on a meeting with Vladimir Putin in the 2000s and the debates surrounding how the West has handled Russia since the end of the Cold War. The chapter explores Putin's motivations, the actions of the West, and the dependency dynamic between Western democracies and dictatorships. It concludes with a proposal for a trade alliance based on democratic values.

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