A Russian View: Post-Mobilization Edition (Robert Wright & Nikita Petrov)
Robert Wright's Nonzero
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Putin's Backtracking
The West underestimates the role of political forces in shaping Putin's behavior and policy, says Peter Bergen. He argues that it is a good thing that polls have gone up during the Chechen Wars or annexation of Crimea because he can use them to get more people behind him. "I think I've always thought, well, actually, this is a cognitive empathy issue," writes Bergen. 'This is totally a political calculation with Putin'
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