Putin and a New Russia

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Putin and a New Russia?

• Conclusions

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Conclusions

• Return to global power probably
• near abroad less so since 2004
• Pragmatic definitely
• Multipolar world definitely trying

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Conclsuions

• Chechnya
• Soviet legacy Chechnya/trading with Cuba
• Situation changing with Ukraine/Georgia
• work in progress but Russia still important
  player power/history/geography