The American Conservative cited Balázs Jarábik’s forthcoming analysis for the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in examining the political logic behind President Zelensky’s latest military reshuffle. Jarábik argues that the changes represent “a broader political choice in favor of political cohesion over disruptive reform” at the heart of the Ukrainian state, the security sector, which now consumes 60 percent of public expenditure.
The article also highlights Jarábik’s assessment that Zelensky’s decisions reaffirm a central principle of his wartime governance: “no institution or individual, regardless of popularity or wartime achievements, should be allowed to evolve into an independent centre of political authority.”
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