Babylon 5 demonstrated how a guy like Putin thinks [View all]

The show could be prescient, the whole thing with the rise of the Night Watch and President Clark using excuses to seize more power were very resonant of Bush/Cheney after the attacks on 911.

“I want my people to reclaim their rightful place in the galaxy. I want to see the Centauri stretch forth their hand again and command the stars. I want a rebirth of glory, a renaissance of power. I want to stop running through my life like a man late for an appointment, afraid to look back or to look forward. I want us to be what we used to be. I want it all back the way that it was."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signs_and_Portents