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Inside Vladimir Putin’s massive plan to restore Russian might

Sumantra Maitra (Nottingham): Was Putin Ever a Friend of the West? Realism and the Rise and Decline of Putin’s Rapprochement with the Bush Administration after 9/11. Want to understand why Putin does what he does? Tim Marshall on Russia and the curse of geography. U.S. is playing catch-up with Russia in scramble for the Arctic. With Russia overextended elsewhere, Arctic cooperation gets a new chance. Yes, Putin may be starting to win Georgia away from the West — here’s why that matters. The bear awakens: Nikolas K. Gvosdev goes inside Vladimir Putin’s massive plan to restore Russian might. Catrin Einhorn, Hannah Fairfield, Tim Wallace on how Russia rearms for a new era. Mark Galeotti on why it’s time for a new strategy in Russia. Julia Ioffe on how the Pentagon is preparing new war plans for a Baltic battle against Russia.

Don’t buy the hype: Russia's military is much weaker than Putin wants us to think. Michael McFaul on the myth­ of Putin’s strategic genius. Putin’s Syrian folly: Russia’s strategic genius is yielding the predicted results in Syria. The world rightly worries about the prospect of a Greater Russia — but a Lesser Russia could be just as troubling. Can Russia survive cheap oil? The Kremlin must contend with the collapse in energy prices. Russia isn’t looking good — but it sure is feeling good.