Karen Dawisha Interview at Merton College, Oxford University

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1. Intro - 0:00 2. Cambridge’s refusal to publish Putin’s Kleptocracy 0:20 3. From failing democracy to succeeding autocracy 5:12 4. Kremlin document leaked before Putin inaugurated revealing plans for autocracy and use of secret services to suppress the opposition 6:56 5. Why did the West insist on viewing Putin as the “accidental autocrat”? 9:20 6. The Russian Apartment Bombings vs. 9/11 "Truthers" 10:58 7. Undermining Democracy: from KGB to FSB 27:33 8. Putin’s enduring popularity despite rampant corruption 35:36 9. Prospects for regime change and the “irregular forces" 39:55 10. Putin's impending succession crisis 43:22 11. The impact of sanctions — a declining return? 45:01 12. Kleptocracy, economics, and the fate of "Great Russia" 55:03 13. The foreign policy future 1:04:04 For more information about the controversy surrounding Putin's Kleptocracy, please go to Edward Lucas’ Blog in The Economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2014/04/russia Purchase Professor Dawisha's book, Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?, on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795193