"In his biggest presidential election campaign speech so far, Vladimir Putin called on his supporters on February 23 to be ready to fight for the country and die for it, invoking Napoleon’s 1812 ill-fated invasion of Russia. What war is Putin preparing Russia for? How realistic is his threat assessment and his proposals to counter potential threats? How realistic and effective is Putin’s defense modernization program? Is there a domestic political rationale in Putin’s new jingoism?"
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