
Why We Fight, With Christopher Blattman
Big Brains
The Costs of Unchecked Leaders
Vladimir Putin blames the West for Russia's war on Ukraine. He will stay one of the richest men to have ever walked the face of the earth no matter how much the rest of the Russian economy and the Russian people suffers, writes Peter Bergen. "When we say Putin is seeking personal glory or a place in history that's an intangible incentive he's willing to pay the cost of work because he gets something ethereal"
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