Putinology

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Thanks for this link Jànos. I’m really interested to read this.

JB

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> On 15 May 2022, at 20:40, János Széky <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My friends Bálint Magyar & Bálint Madlovics expound this in full detail in
> The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes.
> 
> https://ceupress.com/book/anatomy-post-communist-regimes#:~:text=At%20exploring%20the%20structural%20foundations,neutralize%20media%2C%20elections%2C%20etc
> .
> https://www.postcommunistregimes.com/book/
> 
> David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> ezt írta (időpont: 2022. máj. 15., V,
> 18:22):
> 
>> 
>> https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/western-advocates-of-appeasement-need-a-crash-course-in-putinology/
>> 
>> May 15, 2022 • 8:50am ET
>> 
>> Western advocates of appeasement need a crash course in Putinology
>> 
>> 
>> “Neither liberals nor diehard realists truly understand Vladimir Putin.
>> They fail to recognize that he is an authoritarian kleptocrat who does not
>> care about Russia’s national interest and is focused instead on his power
>> and wealth. He hides this self-interest behind a façade of revisionist
>> Russian nationalism that helps secure popular support for his criminal
>> rule.”
>> 
>> 
>> “One key problem when dealing with Putin is the Western fear of escalation.
>> [•••]  Western fears of “provoking Putin” are particularly unhelpful.  It
>> is difficult to see any logic in these concerns. Putin has started an
>> unprovoked and unjustified war, but it is the West that must not provoke
>> him? Such thinking is essentially a call to allow a Russian victory and
>> accept Ukrainian defeat. Instead, the word “provocation” should be retired
>> from the Western discussion about Putin.”
>> 
>> 
>> “A similarly gentlemanly idea is the notion that the West must allow Putin
>> to save face. Really? Putin is no gentleman. He wages wars of aggression
>> and ruthlessly orders the destruction of entire cities. The West cannot
>> compromise over crimes against humanity on this scale. On the contrary,
>> Putin must be defeated. The only language he understands is the language of
>> overwhelming strength.”
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