Russia’s ‘cult of vulnerability’

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Mark Galeotti, a scholar of Russian security affairs, is out with a new book called “Forged in War: A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today.” Galeotti tells Host Marco Werman that through the centuries, Russia has seen threats from every direction and that its national identity is the product of insecurity.

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