Author: Jase Short

Against ahistorical and unscientific pseudo-explanations of Russia’s foreign policy as some consequence of “the Russian psyche,” Jase Short explains how neoliberal “reforms” in Russia have suppressed democracy domestically and driven that nation’s rise as a competitor attempting to beat U.S. capital at its own game. What’s wrong with Russia, Short argues, is that capitalism and democracy cannot coexist there—just as they cannot coexist anywhere.