ABSTRACT – Entrenched Autocracy and NATO Rearmament: Russia’s Risk Calculus in a Contested Europe This monograph dissects the structural underestimation of autocratic entrenchment as a driver of aggressive foreign policy, exemplified by Russia‘s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Drawing on selectorate theory, it reveals how prolonged leader tenure erodes domestic constraints, elevating … Leggi tutto NATO’s Entrenched Risks: Putin, REARM and Escalation