Peer Review Report For: Patterns of Reimperialization and Postimperial strategic cultures. The cases of Liberal Spain (1833-1868) and Post-Soviet Russia (1991-2025) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]

This article presents a highly ambitious and intellectually stimulating comparative analysis of post-imperial strategic cultures in Liberal Spain (1833-1868) and Post-Soviet Russia (1991-2025). The core argument—that both states, following abrupt imperial collapse, developed strategic cultures oriented toward reimperialization and followed a comparable six-stage pattern—is original, timely, and has significant potential to contribute to the fields of historical sociology, international relations, and strategic studies.