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Sorry, but Kasparov is a charlatan with zero qualifications to speak on complex global geopolitics. His main claim to fame is inserting himself into Russian opp
by _ttg 5y ago
Sorry, but Kasparov is a charlatan with zero qualifications to speak on complex global geopolitics. His main claim to fame is inserting himself into Russian opposition politics for two years post-retirement and then cosplaying to US neocon audiences as a Soviet expert. HN would be particularly unimpressed by the book which is pretty tedious and self-referential and only prescient in the most obvious ways.
- azeirah 5y agoSo what other books should we read right now so we can form our own opinion?
- _ttg 5y agoHere's a respected UChicago professor that offers an alternative hypothesis than the dominant 'Putin bad' narrative https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2014-08-18/why-ukraine-crisis-west-s-fault https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2014-08-1...