As far as I know, autocracies don’t tend to close borders because they don’t need people, unlike totalitarian regimes with an ideology. And in Russia in recent years, there have been periodic reports that the borders are about to be closed, probably encouraging the departure of people who do not support the actions of the authorities. But I will not insist on this, as I was mistaken in the forecast about the war, based on the same sources.
Putin might want to get rid of anyone who opposes him by letting them emigrate. Even worse, he could follow Castro’s playbook from the Mariel Boatlift of 1980, and send all his most dangerous and violent criminals to the West.
As far as I know, autocracies don’t tend to close borders because they don’t need people, unlike totalitarian regimes with an ideology. And in Russia in recent years, there have been periodic reports that the borders are about to be closed, probably encouraging the departure of people who do not support the actions of the authorities. But I will not insist on this, as I was mistaken in the forecast about the war, based on the same sources.
Putin might want to get rid of anyone who opposes him by letting them emigrate. Even worse, he could follow Castro’s playbook from the Mariel Boatlift of 1980, and send all his most dangerous and violent criminals to the West.