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Has Putin’s Shift From Brinkmanship to War Helped the Biden Administration?

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Has Putin’s Shift From Brinkmanship to War Helped the Biden Administration?
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive to meet at the “Villa la Grange,” in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16, 2021. Patrick Semansky/AP Photo
Eric Louw
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Putin is a smart politician. For much of the lead-up to the Ukraine war, it looked like Putin would use Western divisions to disrupt the West and outplay President Joe Biden.

Eric Louw
Eric Louw
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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."
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