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Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first place

  • Written by Joseph Wright, Professor of Political Science, Penn State
Why the best way to stop strongmen like Putin is to prevent their rise in the first placeThere are few ways for the West to deter the rise of another dictator like Russian President Vladimir Putin.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine presents foreign policymakers with few good options to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin, or to deter these types of aggressions in the future. The U.S....

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