Generals everywhere are mocked for wanting to fight new wars the same way they fought the last one. Russia's military leaders--indeed, much of its foreign policy elite--is stuck in a similar rut. Both generals and diplomats are finding it hard to move beyond Cold War thinking, and their retrograde posture is hindering President Putin's efforts to push the country in a new direction.
Generals everywhere are mocked for wanting to fight new wars the same way they fought the last one. Russia's military leaders--indeed, much of its foreign policy elite--is stuck in a similar rut. Both generals and diplomats are finding it hard to move beyond Cold War thinking, and their retrograde posture is hindering President Putin's efforts to push the country in a new direction.