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Timothy Frye on ‘Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia’
Timothy Frye on ‘Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia’
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47 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
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Dominic Cruz Bustillos sat down with Timothy Frye, the Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy within the Department of Political Science at Columbia University, editor of “Post-Soviet Affairs” and co-director of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Professor Frye is the author of the new book, “Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia,” which draws on cutting-edge social science research to emphasize Russia's similarities to other autocracies and highlight the difficult trade-offs that confront the Kremlin. They discussed Frye’s challenges to the conventional wisdom on Putin's Russia, Russia's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European energy crisis, the recent State Duma elections, U.S.-Russia relations and more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Released:
Nov 29, 2021
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Podcast episode
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