Authoritarian Patronage
Analytical Theses
The three core analytical theses of the Kleptopedia knowledge base: internal transformation into a mafia-state, international criminal linkages, and systematic authoritarian patronage. Source-backed, with explicit limitations.
Authoritarian Patronage
Working definition of authoritarian patronage: systematic political, military, economic and intelligence support provided by the Russian regime to other authoritarian or hybrid regimes.
Mechanisms
Four core systemic mechanisms of the contemporary Russian political-economic order: kleptocratic extraction, state–crime symbiosis, hybrid statecraft tools, and authoritarian patronage. Source-linked analysis.
Thesis 3: Authoritarian Patronage
Analytical thesis: systematic Russian support for selected authoritarian regimes via military/mercenary assistance, weapons, intelligence, sanctions circumvention and diplomacy. Goals and limits.
Authoritarian Patronage
Mechanism analysis: systematic political, military, economic and intelligence support by the Russian regime to selected authoritarian or hybrid regimes. Instruments, partners and observed limits.