The Return of Great Russian Chauvinism

The Return of Great Russian Chauvinism

Even when diminished, great powers have a hard time forgetting past glories. Today, the world faces three major forces longing to recreate some elements of a glorious past. There are jihadi Sunni Muslims who are striving to re-establish the caliphate of old. There are the Chinese, who want to restore their previous eminence, in which nearby states had to show deference. And there are the Russians, who lost vast territories after the collapse of the Soviet Union but are trying to recover their influence in, or even control some, of those territories, including Ukraine.

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