Clifford G. Gaddy

Clifford G. Gaddy is a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution.

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The American Education of Vladimir Putin

How the Russian leader came to oppose a country he knows little about
- Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy
- February 16, 2015
How the 1980s Explains Vladimir Putin

As the Soviet system disintegrated, the Russian president was a young KGB agent serving in an isolated part of East Germany. Here's how the experience would shape him -- and his country.
- Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy
- February 14, 2013
Vladimir Putin's Risky Ploy to Manufacture History

The Russian president, a practiced propagandist since before he entered the Kremlin, is refashioning more than just his public image
- Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy
- January 12, 2012

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