"Laws are silent in times of war."
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Dictatorships are alive and well. As Putin's Russia demonstrates, their banality has changed remarkably little over the ages, writes Lionel Beehner.

It's doubtful Cicero would agree that Putin's incursion into Ukraine constitutes a "just war," argues Lionel Beehner. But there are commonalities between the Roman Empire and Putin's Russia.