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Putin a Weak Strongman Understanding Russian Politics in Time of War
Putin a Weak Strongman Understanding Russian Politics in Time of War
Timothy Frye
Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy
Columbia University
09/11/24
How has Vladimir Putin managed to stay in office for so long? What are the sources and limits of his power? How has the full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed politics in Russia?
In this presentation, Timothy Frye draws on work from his book, Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin’s Russia and from recent research on public attitudes toward the war to explore the dynamics and potential sources of change in Russian politics. Frye argues that to understand Russian politics we need to look beyond Vladimir Putin’s worldview and familiar tropes of Russian history. Instead, we gain more by viewing Russian politics as following patterns found in other autocracies ruled by a single individual. Far from being all-powerful, personalist autocrats like Vladimir Putin balance a host of competing demands and difficult policy tradeoffs while seeking to avoid the dual threats of a coup or a mass revolt. Despite great changes in Russian politics over the last quarter century, Putin remains a “Weak Strongman”. He is too strong to lose power, but too weak to govern effectively.
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  • @ArleneAtherton
    @ArleneAtherton День тому

    Thank you Timothy Frye. This was an excellent presentation to have your insights on Russia Politics & the Ukraine War. I traveled to Russia several times in the early 2000's when Russia was open to the West. I took the Trans-Siberian Railroad from Vladivostok to Moscow, starting in Siberia. It was fascinating to see the differences in each region of the Federation. Life in Siberia was being updated, museums built of the early deportees and their settlements, churches reconstructed, walls of churches with frescos restored. The Louvre had provided plaster casts of sculptures in their collection for a Museum in Moscow. This allowed the Russian population access to fine art when several countries were not accepting the Russian passport. It's a fascinating country. They see themselves as EMPIRE not Russian people. Good luck with your continued research in Russia gauging the Russian population temperament about current affairs.

  • @JacksonHansen-r2h
    @JacksonHansen-r2h 3 дні тому

    Forensic psychiatrist... lol. That title means absolutely nothing more then "grifter with legal standing".

  • @kaseykalnasy7359
    @kaseykalnasy7359 4 дні тому

    Thank you for this excellent discussion. All my questions around how in the world anyone, including some of my beloved family members, would vote for mega were answered. Now it all makes sense: Mental illness that is contagious.

  • @bryanschmutz466
    @bryanschmutz466 6 днів тому

    Dr. Lee amazes me....... so smart, so logical, makes so much sense.

  • @123axel123
    @123axel123 8 днів тому

    I don't remember seeing anyone that suggested "coughing on people of colour" or "Jews creating the Covid for profit". This must be a minor problem. Sure, law enforcement needs to deal with it, but I really doubt that such people have any influence on society. When Israel kills 20,000 people in Gaza, surely there will be protests and the protests will over-reach.

  • @JonFrumTheFirst
    @JonFrumTheFirst 8 днів тому

    Lathered up with self-flattery. It's difficult to imagine how one could be so self-unaware..

  • @smeyer9507
    @smeyer9507 8 днів тому

    IT IS A DISGRACE THAT THE CRIMINAL SOCIOPATH IS EVEN BEING ALLOWED TO RUN FOR THE HIGHEST OFFICE IN OUR GOVERNMENT...SIMPLY TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM PROSECUTION. ISN'T IT PROOF ENOUGH THAT HE ACTUALLY STOLE TOP SECRET, CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE FACTS ARE SO OBVIOUS, YET REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS STAND BEHIND HIM. THANK YOU !

  • @pjsvenska3338
    @pjsvenska3338 12 днів тому

    With climate change and social collapse, I'm afraid people will feel even more "forgotten" and in even greater numbers seek "strong leaders"

  • @deborahdean8867
    @deborahdean8867 12 днів тому

    Lol. I think they both should analyze their own trump derangement syndrome. Great job making money off of the latest political psychosis. She should write a book on witch hunts in the 21st century and the mass psychosis around the obsessive hate of the left.

  • @JennyHenshaw-ut5jq
    @JennyHenshaw-ut5jq 13 днів тому

    😊

  • @FullChick-h4l
    @FullChick-h4l 15 днів тому

    Harris Kenneth White Paul Taylor Anna

  • @LisaFladager
    @LisaFladager 19 днів тому

    Mental health professional here. This is excellent. Thank you.

  • @mpaul7731
    @mpaul7731 20 днів тому

    She has pathological ideas

  • @mpaul7731
    @mpaul7731 20 днів тому

    Infecting the nation withh metaphorical construct fraud

  • @mpaul7731
    @mpaul7731 20 днів тому

    See "Psychiatry the science of lies." By Psychiatrist Dr. Thomas Szasz

  • @mpaul7731
    @mpaul7731 20 днів тому

    Psychiatry defiles and dehumanizes the very essence of humanity!

  • @AutisticVaxtard
    @AutisticVaxtard 21 день тому

    109 countries can't be wrong

  • @DanielArnolf
    @DanielArnolf 21 день тому

    Wow... so much twisting and bending backwards, this is just pure evil, demonic and perverted.

  • @charleso0o0o
    @charleso0o0o 22 дні тому

    “U. S. MILITARY is a brutal, nationalistic cult-of-disgrace. ITS MEMBERS incapable of reasoning or processing morality, are scrutinized (for genetic factors of narcissism) & if selected, receive special promotion for CIA-integration into secretly-funded, Catholic communities. THEIR CONSEQUENCE of brute-children are also scrutinized for genetic factors, often selected for amoral, CIA, military, or corporate duty. THIER INABILLITY to excel at golf or hockey, is of concern. THEIR FOOTBALL however, is a character test of ‘brutism’, that rewards execution & injury. THUS, C. I. A. has secretly for decades, been selecting & effectively ‘cloning’, brutish genetic factors into its pool of Catholic cultism. PEOPLE LIKE Assange, Manning & Snowden exhibit reason & moral judgement that is baffling, infuriating to U. S., Catholic cultism.” 😐

  • @christopheropio3656
    @christopheropio3656 22 дні тому

    What an oxymoron title that puts off! Weak strong man and you waste more than an hour making the video

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 22 дні тому

    The rights of women IS the objective to make life more wonderful. AWOMAN! Let it be received! TRU DAT! 👍😁💯🩷😎💚

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 22 дні тому

    My dearest friend in Russia was put in prison last week, simply because of her faith and predictions. Not cool.

  • @DerekFullerWhoIsGovt
    @DerekFullerWhoIsGovt 23 дні тому

    The United States of America IS and has always been a LIE😶

  • @BetsyWillie-t8f
    @BetsyWillie-t8f 23 дні тому

    Young George Young James Martinez Gary

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    I have no religions nor follow any cults or magic crafts. I simply know our Creatress who knows me and follows the golden rule. AWOMAN! TRU DAT! Let it be received, please?

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    The biologically woman is scientifically proven superior to man in every way. For example; Only Women pass on the mitochondria, the source of all life, man does not. Man's brain is lopsided, the right hemisphere is larger than the left hemisphere. Woman's brain is balanced equally on both sides of the hemispheres. Woman's skull is also thicker than man's skull. Women ARE superior to man in every way, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually wiser than man. AWOMAN Let it be received, please?

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    The first worshipped was a female Goddess and high competition arose between women because of the manipulations of man to divide and conquer for a new power of patriarchy religions every since....

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    Curious how native American Indians beliefs evolved....

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    The oldest religious artifact discovered is a carving of a man with a lions head.

  • @jamesbishop9156
    @jamesbishop9156 24 дні тому

    The common denominator of all religions is compassion. The other differences create separation and inequality to divide and conquer. Inequality creates violence. Let it be received, please?

  • @grhope
    @grhope 28 днів тому

    Brilliantly informative, but a great pity so few views and likes

    • @elaineburnett5230
      @elaineburnett5230 26 днів тому

      Please share where you can and ask other people to share.

  • @marilynnyoung7026
    @marilynnyoung7026 29 днів тому

    What a FANTASTIC episode, wow!!!! Thank you so much, both of you.

  • @marilynnyoung7026
    @marilynnyoung7026 29 днів тому

    I had not seen this particular interview when it first aired, and of course when this aired Biden was still running for reelection. It would be equally interesting to see her comments and thoughts in relation to the dangers of trump as he is now facing a very formidable opponent in Kamala Harris. Equally relevant is the focus on the dangers we may face if (or actually when) he would face a loss to her. Also important is to hear the dangers she may site from trump’s base or worse, members of our Gov’t who may share trump’s pathology as it relates to malignant narcissism.

  • @aloha4utube
    @aloha4utube Місяць тому

    Thank you for this program. I have watched quite a few shows with Dr. Bandy Lee and others and this is so informative. Knowing there are people like Dr. Lee and Michael Lemire working on educating us about this political violence risk has really helped me to reduce my anxiety. Some very good tips here for what I can do too.

  • @Keepitkind7
    @Keepitkind7 Місяць тому

    I blame Trump (and his political cohorts) Trump has convinced his MAGA people that the other side is evil, and some media repeats it. I can't always blame the average person stuck in their right-wing echo chambers-confirmation bias at work. Look at it this way: We didn't blame the (nearly) entire German population for buying the propoganda from Hitler. Propoganda works, unfortunately. (I'm not camparing Trump to Hitler, but comparing their use of propoganda.) We just need Trumpism gone. It's taken a huge toll. But how about a little understanding toward our fellow Americans. Consider addressing comments on social media specifically toward the politicians (and nefarious players) hell bent on winning for power, money, hate...or because their pathological narcissism makes them dangerously ill suited for office. VOTE! 💙

  • @carlimuzquiz979
    @carlimuzquiz979 Місяць тому

    Nobody likes Kamala Harris

  • @hn6187
    @hn6187 Місяць тому

    Machiavellianism. Fairly obvious political economic grift, hide true intent behind in-group emotive propaganda. People are so easy to manipulate in a Christian oligarchy because they are kept desperate and servile.

  • @Haveagooddayman
    @Haveagooddayman Місяць тому

    Idk how people are still religious… it’s so obviously bullshit 😅

  • @CharleneDohanh
    @CharleneDohanh Місяць тому

    The public has not accepted exclusion of mental experts. We have just forgotten when we did not realize that it was forced out. We wholeheartedly welcome it back, now recognizing mental experts are missing.

  • @CharleneDohanh
    @CharleneDohanh Місяць тому

    Let’s make Dr. Lee’s message go extremely viral. It needs to reach every American. To protect everyone in America and place people’s wellbeing over profits and media clicks.

  • @CharleneDohanh
    @CharleneDohanh Місяць тому

    We are grateful to Dr. Lee for continuing to speak up. Thank you!!!

  • @CharleneDohanh
    @CharleneDohanh Місяць тому

    Every American needs to see this video. It needs to be played over and over and referenced by other channels.

  • @sektekultovi
    @sektekultovi Місяць тому

    SHE MUST WORK IN THE WHITE HOUSE AS EXPERT

  • @sektekultovi
    @sektekultovi Місяць тому

    Dr. Lee is like NATIONAL GUARD!! GOD BLESS YOU DR. LEE

  • @witherbossbros1157
    @witherbossbros1157 Місяць тому

    This was a fantastic discussion with some very valuable information on the effectiveness of attempting to persuade trump followers with facts and reason (won't be successful).

  • @gemmat.2062
    @gemmat.2062 Місяць тому

    I agree with Dr. Lee. After repeated videos, social posts, TV News Stories focused on DJT, and his photos or video clips, whether positive or negative, just spread the contagion. I know it will get worse as we lead up to the election. I will be voting,but for the sake of my own mental health, I'm removing social media apps from my phone and have stopped watching TV news other than the local news some mornings. It's just too much. I sure hope the mental health experts get more coverage. They deserve it and the American public does too!

  • @hapennysparrow
    @hapennysparrow Місяць тому

    The GOP made a deal with the Iranian government to not release the American hostages until after Reagan was elected in exchange for weapons and financial aid. The very day Reagan was elected, within hours, the hostages were released. That election was stolen from the rightful candidate, President Carter. I was a white woman who was included in the moniker " Welfare Queen." It still stings. Not one word about the deadbeat dads who failed to pay court ordered child support. I wondered at the time how much more hurtful the term was for women of color. I have not forgiven Reagan for that, nor for his wicked economic policies. I was and remain a follower of Jesus. These people were not real Christians; their god was and is power,control, and wealth of white European transplants into the North American continent. Little has changed since the 1960's and 1970's. Vote blue.

  • @hapennysparrow
    @hapennysparrow Місяць тому

    Liars and hypocrites manipulated the masses of mostly ignorant pew sitters in oder to maintain white supremacy. Religious freedom is nonsense. It never was about freedom for anyone, but to maintain the unjust status quo. So unlike the Jesus they pretended to follow. The religious right leaders and masses of today are just as hupocritical, and ignorant of who Jesus truely is. Shame shame. Big surprise that white supremacy is still front and center with the GOP.

  • @bumpkinskill
    @bumpkinskill Місяць тому

    I was at Jerry Falwell's university during the Reagan years, so I was in the belly of the beast, so to speak. Let me be clear: RACE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MOVEMENT! Your revisionist history is fake. You're just trying to discredit people with whom you disagree politically.

  • @KaliFissure
    @KaliFissure Місяць тому

    Another parallel is the 70s counter culture with the same challenging of gender stereotypes, only now better chemistry and mods.