4 claims in “economics, political science”
Success in the modern world requires rule of law, protection of intellectual property, functioning capital markets, and complex international supply chains—none of which Russia has—making territorial conquest irrelevant to wealth creation.
Russia 2.0 and China 2.0 attempted to maintain authoritarian control while developing capital markets, but this is impossible because capital markets require free information flow which threatens authoritarian rule.
When authoritarian regimes try full bore to control information, wealth begins to reduce and all talented people flee, creating a self-reinforcing collapse.
The inequality produced by capitalism is a systemic feature, not a result of particular laws, rules, or political candidates, because the system gives decision-making power to those who benefit from inequality, which is why it persists across different political environments.