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Why the Nagorno-Karabakh War Matters
Azerbaijan and Armenia are at war, over a strip of land with fewer than 150,000 people in it. This seems
Is Putin a mob boss?
This article is in response to a recent podcast episode from Planet Money, “The Rise of Putin.” It was good overall, but think it suffers from a major flaw.
Is Trump Taking Orders From Moscow?
It’s often taken as given that Trump is acting on Moscow’s behalf in his foreign policy. In this episode we ask: what foreign policy would be in Russia’s interest? And is Trump following that foreign policy, or a different one?
We explore such topics as Trump’s foreign policy in the Middle East, with NATO, in Ukraine, and even in trade. We’ll see how he does.
Tying Trump’s Hands On Russian Sanctions, AKA “You Shall Not Pass!”
Donald Trump is getting a quick lesson in the limitations of his office. As much as he’d like to will his policy proposals into existence, he is learning – as have all other presidents before him – how constrained his new position of power actually is.
ReConsidering Russia Part 1: Russia Today
(Not the news source.)
Joining us is Sean Guillory of Sean’s Russia Blog and Podcast, at seansrussiablog.org. He has a PhD in Russian History from UCLA.
Sean helps us dive into the nitty gritty about what’s actually going on with Russia today. We ask:
-Who’s in charge? How does Russia’s leadership work?
-Why is United Russia so popular?
-What’s the economy really look like?
-How corrupt is Russia?
-How do Russians feel about the world?
-What’s the plan in Ukraine? How’s it going?
-What about the Syria intervention?
-Did Russia manipulate US elections?
-Why is Russia picking a fight with NATO?
-What common narratives about Russia just don’t make sense?