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Jul 5

In Moscow's Shadows 255: Chekistocracy? Or, Power and the Spooks in Putin's Russia
Quite a long ep. “Russia is run by the spooks” is a satisfying line, but despite talk of a 'Chekistocracy', the FSB, SVR and GRU are better understood as competing institutional actors... 1/

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and I outline a framework of the *different* types of power they can exert within the system, from conceptual dominance to lateral coalition building. I also review 3 excellent books on covert ops... 2/ buzzsprout.com/1026985/episod…

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