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Moscow's Domestic Policy: Russian Roulette

Lilia Shevtsova, October 2008

The World Today, Volume 64, Number 10

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Russia's military action in Georgia was driven by Moscow's domestic agenda. Foreign policy has become a tool of collective control back home. While the 'ruling tandem' has gained popularity, the new consensus does not provide for modernisation. Will the predatory state reform or collapse?