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Analysts who view the world through an idealistic prism have myriad reasons for disbelieving Russia was, is, or will ever be structurally militarized. They suppose that rational Kremlin leaders wouldn't overfund defense and will drastically reduce military outlays if they did because the risks of aggression under the new world order are small. They remind us that neither Russia nor its neighbors (excluding Japan) have explicit irredentist claims against each other, that Moscow's nuclear deterrent precludes conventional war, that the war on terrorism is being won, that democracies won't tolerate militarism, that the nascent middle class is commercially minded, that Russia is becoming a normal civil society that appreciates peace, that its elites want to be respected in Europe, and that Putin's reforms will assure national economic success. As proof, they note that the European Union (EU) and the United States recognize Russia as a market economy and are encouraging it to join them in ex
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Analysts who view the world through an idealistic prism have myriad reasons for disbelieving Russia was, is, or will ever be structurally militarized. They suppose that rational Kremlin leaders wouldn't overfund defense and will drastically reduce military outlays if they did because the risks of aggression under the new world order are small. They remind us that neither Russia nor its neighbors (excluding Japan) have explicit irredentist claims against each other, that Moscow's nuclear deterrent precludes conventional war, that the war on terrorism is being won, that democracies won't tolerate militarism, that the nascent middle class is commercially minded, that Russia is becoming a normal civil society that appreciates peace, that its elites want to be respected in Europe, and that Putin's reforms will assure national economic success. As proof, they note that the European Union (EU) and the United States recognize Russia as a market economy and are encouraging it to join them in ex
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