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June 12, 2012

Putin 2.0: Repeating the Soviet Union's Mistakes

Bloomberg, Bloomberg

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In his second incarnation as Russian president, Vladimir Putin looks set to repeat some of the mistakes that brought down the former Soviet Union, including a nuclear arms race he can't afford. He should change course for his own sake, if not Russia's.

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