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Episode: Does Putin believe his own conspiracy theories? | Why the next Marine Le Pen could win
Description: This week, we speak with the authors of two New York Times opinion pieces, published in the past week, that look at different aspects of the authoritarian far-right in Europe.First, Ilya Yablokov, a lecturer at the University of Sheffield and author of “Fortress Russia: Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World,” tells us that Vladimir Putin once used propaganda instrumentally to maintain support at home, but he and his inner circle appear to believe their own conspiracy theories now--and explains why that's so dangerous.Then we welcome Rim-Sarah Alouane, a legal scholar at Toulouse Capitole Unive...