In an illuminating book, published earlier this year, political scientist Adam Casey explored the issue of whether the US government had been able to use arms sales to sustain friendly but authoritarian regimes during the Cold War years.
It's not really a Russian failure though - more refugees are generated, many of which will try getting to Europe, which, in turn, will stir the xenophobic blaze in many countries further. It seems that European governments, with their zero-risk and pro-human approach, will always lose out to Russia that is more than happy to brutally service dictators, kleptocrats and coup-mongers, or to China that showers strategically selected African nations with investments, loans, TVs and online media.
It's not really a Russian failure though - more refugees are generated, many of which will try getting to Europe, which, in turn, will stir the xenophobic blaze in many countries further. It seems that European governments, with their zero-risk and pro-human approach, will always lose out to Russia that is more than happy to brutally service dictators, kleptocrats and coup-mongers, or to China that showers strategically selected African nations with investments, loans, TVs and online media.