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Disquiet on the Western Front

Sergei Guriev
11 November 2022clock5 Minute Read
Fellow traveller: Italian politician Matteo Salvini is a known admirer of Vladimir Putin

Fellow traveller: Italian politician Matteo Salvini is a known admirer of Vladimir Putin. Image: Sipa US / Alamy

If things are quiet on the Western front, that is only because the war that modern autocrats are waging is being undertaken covertly, often through former politicians who have sold themselves to the highest bidder.

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