Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin’s regime is “brittle” and “headless,” not strong. Evidence for this includes the “overheated” reaction of jailing 18-year-old singer Naoko for an anti-Putin song, which the author calls the act of a “fraidy cat.” -This is compounded by influential philosopher Aleksandr Dugin—a Putin ally—comparing modern Russia to a “headless … Continue reading Putin’s Russia Might Be ‘On the Brink’