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How Corruption Destroys Armies - Theft, Graft, and Russian failure in Ukraine
Perun
Perun analyzes how corruption and theft in defence procurement hollowed out the Russian military before its invasion of Ukraine. It explains the mechanics of graft and how it degrades capability.
Recommended as a long but insightful explanation of how corruption works inside institutions.
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