Fifteen years at the apex of power is a little more than optimum. Populist leaders ignore the economic well being of their citizens at their own peril. Religion and nationalism are temporary palliatives. In Russia, Putin’s two decades in office have done very little for the least well off citizens, despite the commodities boom.
Fifteen years at the apex of power is a little more than optimum. Populist leaders ignore the economic well being of their citizens at their own peril. Religion and nationalism are temporary palliatives. In Russia, Putin’s two decades in office have done very little for the least well off citizens, despite the commodities boom.