Best Carnegie Corporation Of New York Podcasts (2024)

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The Humanity Beneath the Bomb 33:56

3+ y ago33:56

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In the final episode of the series, Usha takes a closer look at the people behind the nuclear arms race. At the 1955 Geneva Summit, the superpowers tried to manage the dangers of the Cold War through face-to-face diplomacy, dealing with each other as people rather than as faceless nuclear arsenals. Yet Khrushchev's frosty reception of Eisenhower's …

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The Soviets' Dark Nuclear Romance 31:16

3+ y ago31:16

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Once the Soviets got the nuclear arsenal Stalin had sought, they had to learn to live with the bomb - and all the dilemmas that came with it. This episode examines how the Soviet Union adjusted to the difficult new reality of being a nuclear power. Leaders like Khrushchev and Molotov struggled to resolve the contradictions of nuclear warfare, while…

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Building Stalin's Nukes 34:16

3+ y ago34:16

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What happens when a poor country, ravaged by war and brutalized by a totalitarian dictator, but dead-set on international greatness, tries to become a nuclear superpower? This episode - the first of three covering the Soviet nuclear program - explores how Josef Stalin, desperate to match American nuclear might after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, set his …

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The Perverse Sensibility of Nuclear War 28:02

3+ y ago28:02

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In the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that any strategy that involved threatening to start a nuclear war was playing with fire. But what was the alternative? Strategists began searching for ways to wage "limited" nuclear conflicts that wouldn't bring about Armageddon. But they soon found that putting limits on unlimited destructive power is easie…

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The Dilemmas of Deterrence 32:34

3+ y ago32:34

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The idea of nuclear war became unimaginable almost overnight when the United States and Soviet Union tested the first hydrogen bombs in the early 1950s. But for President Dwight Eisenhower, preventing nuclear war meant convincing everyone that you weren’t afraid to fight one. Was Eisenhower playing with fire - or taking the only sensible path? This…

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Planning Armageddon 34:35

3+ y ago34:35

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A podcast about the dawn of the nuclear age, hosted by Usha Sahay and produced by War on the Rocks, with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In each episode, Usha takes listeners on a journey into the early years of the Cold War, telling stories about the dilemmas nuclear weapons …

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A Most Terrible Weapon Trailer 1:34

4y ago1:34

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In August 1945, the atomic era began - and the world was changed forever. A Most Terrible Weapon is a podcast about the dawn of the nuclear age, hosted by Usha Sahay and produced by War on the Rocks, with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In each episode, Usha takes listeners on…

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The UN at 75 1:05:43

4y ago1:05:43

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The United Nations emerged from the ashes of the worst war in human history to preserve global peace. Seventy-five years later, though the UN remains a leading global institution, there is increasing talk of it being in crisis and the necessity of reform. Can the UN return to relevancy amid the geopolitical realities of the 21st century? Here’s Yal…

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After Europe, Before What? 1:06:07

4y ago1:06:07

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When the Cold War ended, Russia joining a Greater Europe only seemed natural. Thirty years later, this idea has vanished without a trace. It is not that Russia’s participation in Europe has become irrelevant. Rather, Europeans are worried about the survival of the European Union project. What is in store for Russia-EU relations in a world increasin…

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Memory Wars as the New Reality 1:15:41

4y ago1:15:41

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There’s a common joke that Russia is a country with an unpredictable past because it rewrites history to fit the present. Paradoxically, this joke is now becoming relevant for much of the world as well. What does the battle for history mean for the present and future? And where will memory wars lead us? Here’s Alexei Miller, Professor of the Europe…

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Wither Liberal Democracy? 59:34

4y ago59:34

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At the end of the 20th century, liberal democracy appeared to triumph. History as a story of political evolution was over. But today, many point to a crisis of liberal democracy and fret over whether liberal democratic has enough dynamism to shine again. Why has such a promising beginning turned into such a whimpering finale? Is liberal democracy r…

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The Sino-American Rivalry 1:03:55

4y ago1:03:55

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Just ten years ago, pundits predicted that a future Sino-American G2 would govern the world. Today, the relations between Beijing and Washington is more often described as Cold War 2.0. The disappearance of Chimerica—a symbiosis of China and America--represents, in fact, the ongoing crisis of globalization since the end of the 20th century. What do…

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The Geopolitics of Nationalism 1:01:14

4y ago1:01:14

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The era of universalism is receding; the time of fragmentation and selfishness has arrived. Nationalism, in the broad sense, has returned. This worldview is already widespread, and the COVID-19 pandemic has normalized it. What does international cooperation look like during the triumph of national interests? Is it possible to realize these interest…

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Monde Muyangwa 25:35

5+ y ago25:35

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Our guest today is Dr. Monde Muyangwa, an expert on conflict resolution and peacebuilding in Africa, democracy and governance, gender, US foreign policy, and the African Union. She currently serves as the director of the Africa Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center where she leads programs designed to analyze and offer effective, practical solutions…

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Lena Slachmuijlder 27:13

5+ y ago27:13

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For the latest installment of the African Peacebuilding Network’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we sat down with Search for Common Ground’s vice president of programs, Lena Slachmuijlder, an accomplished journalist, editor, human rights defender, director, producer, performing artist, cultural facilitator, trainer, and project manager with over twenty-fiv…

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Paul D. Williams 34:52

6y ago34:52

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Since the founding of the African Union (AU) in 2002, its role in promoting peace and security on the continent has evolved considerably. Compared with its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, the AU has played a more active role in peacekeeping and peace support operations. For the third episode of the APN’s Kujenga Amani podcast, we sa…

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Séverine Autesserre 32:22

6y ago32:22

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International peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected countries, including the DRC, typically prioritize top-down approaches. According to Séverine Autesserre—an expert on peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, and African politics—international peace organizations rarely tap into local knowledge and expertise or consider the voices of local communiti…

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Ambassador Macharia Kamau 15:20

6y ago15:20

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Ambassador Macharia Kamau is Kenya’s Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and immediate former Ambassador of Kenya to the United Nations. He has also served as Chairperson of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, UNICEF Executive Board President, Co-Chair of the General Assembly Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…

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(S.4 Ep.9) African Solutions to African Problems 26:45

6y ago26:45

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The phrase “African Solutions to African Problems,” however difficult it may be to define, remains crucial to finding ways of improving peace and security in Africa, according to Africa experts interviewed in this final episode of Carnegie Corporation’s Peacebuilders podcast. Posting weekly on Tuesday mornings, Peacebuilders features nine episodes …

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(S.4 Ep.8) The Modern African State 23:48

6y ago23:48

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The African nation-state is in a period of profound transformation, according to African experts interviewed for episode 8 of Carnegie Corporation’s Peacebuilders podcast series. In this episode: Alagaw Ababu Kifle (African Leadership Centre), Pamela Mbabazi (Institute for Peace and Security Studies in Addis Ababa), and Sagal Abshir (Somali lawyer …

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(S.4 Ep.7) Refugees and Migration 33:21

6y ago33:21

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Displacement has become a common feature of life in East Africa over the past decade, leading to a wide range of creative solutions, according to Caroline Njuki, senior program coordinator at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s regional secretariat on forced displacement and mixed migration. Njuki discusses the socioeconomic integratio…

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(S.4 Ep.6) South Sudan 30:22

6y ago30:22

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As Africa’s newest state, South Sudan was meant to be an example of what cooperation between the international community and African political actors could achieve. According to the African experts interviewed in this sixth episode of the Peacebuilders podcast series, South Sudan’s devastating descent into civil conflict has instead transformed the…

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(S.4 Ep.5) Violence, the Media, and Elections in Kenya 20:28

6y ago20:28

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The violence that attended Kenya’s 2007 elections shocked the nation’s media as well as the larger society. According to African experts interviewed in this fifth episode of Peacebuilders, Kenyan media has become both more responsible as a result and more oriented toward reaching ethnic-group audiences rather than national ones. Whether this will l…

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(S.4 Ep.4) The African Union 26:44

6y ago26:44

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The African Union continues to play an important role in enforcing peace and security on the continent, but the political momentum is shifting toward “coalitions of the willing” and regional economic commissions, according to Africa experts interviewed in Nairobi and Addis Ababa for episode four of Peacebuilders, a nine-part series produced by Carn…

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(S.4 Ep.3) Militarization of Solutions 28:47

6y ago28:47

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The militarization of policing and counterterrorism operations in East and West Africa has chiefly multiplied the numbers of people seeking vengeance against the state, contend regional experts Nanjala Nyabola and Obi Anyadike in the third episode of Peacebuilders, a Carnegie Corporation podcast series. The militarization of regional security polic…

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(S.4 Ep.2) International Interventions 31:17

6y ago31:17

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The era of large, international peacekeeping missions is over, according to experts interviewed for the second episode of Peacebuilders, a Carnegie Corporation podcast series. Focusing particularly on the hybrid United Nations/African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM), they find that, for better and worse, the waning of interest among the major fun…

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(S.4 Ep.1) Evolving Ethnicities 34:08

6y ago34:08

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Ethnicity continues to shape East African politics in ways both predictable and unexpected, according to African experts featured on Peacebuilders, a new podcast series from Carnegie Corporation of New York. “The question of ethnicity,” George Gathigi, lecturer at the University of Nairobi, says, “always features in every conversation.” What role d…

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(S.3 Ep.3) Boom: The Economic Benefits of Immigration 24:02

6+ y ago24:02

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In a modern economy, how can the U.S. adapt its immigration policies to the benefit of the country? Jeremy Robbins of New American Economy discusses the need for comprehensive immigration reform, the future of the DACA program and more.By Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.3 Ep.2) Keeping the Faith: Religion and Immigration 22:21

6+ y ago22:21

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Carnegie Corporation of New York visiting media fellow Gail Ablow speaks with religious leaders from three different faiths to discuss core values and immigration in the United States. Her guests are Reverend Jennifer Butler, founder and executive director of Faith in Public Life and former chair of the White House Council on Faith and Neighborhood…

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(S.3 Ep.1) Our Town, Your Town: Welcome 19:07

6+ y ago19:07

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Badges, Bibles, and Business is a series that offers sharp insight and thoughtful conversation about immigration policy, and the social and economic integration of immigrants in the United States. We will share the unique perspectives of experts who research best practices in policing; provide guidance to faith communities; and who bring business l…

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(S.2 Ep.7) China's Dramatic Pivot Towards Global Leadership 19:01

7y ago19:01

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Paul Haenle, founder of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Cetner for Global Policy, and a former advisor to President George W. Bush and Barack Obama on U.S.-China, speaks about China's trajectory on the world stage.By Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.2 Ep.6) China Beyond the Asia Pacific: Afghanistan and Pakistan 15:10

7y ago15:10

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This week, the U.S. outlined an updated policy on the war in Afghanistan, sending more troops to assist Afghan forces. What role has China played in protecting its own interests in South Asia, particularly vis–à–vis Afghanistan and Pakistan? Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Barnett Rubin, director of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project at NYU's Ce…

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(S.2 Ep.5) Is China Winning African Hearts & Minds? 12:31

7y ago12:31

12:31

China continues to expand its economic and infrastructure partnerships on the continent, but is the strategy working? China in Focus host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Yunnan Chen of the China Africa Research Initiative at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies about the successes—and controversies—of the China/Africa r…

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(S.2 Ep.4) China's $9 Billion New 'Silk Road' 14:13

7y ago14:13

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China in Focus host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Matthew Goodman of the Center for International and Strategic Studies about China’s $9 billion “One Belt, One Road” initiative, a project some refer to as the new “silk road.”By Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.2 Ep.3) China Power: Is the U.S. Ceding Leadership? 16:41

7y ago16:41

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Have China's security capabilities and changes in American foreign policy given Beijing a more influential role on the world stage?By Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.2 Ep.2) Pressure Point: Can China Really Help on North Korea? 17:04

7y ago17:04

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As North Korea continues to provoke the U.S. and East Asia with missile tests and nuclear proliferation, Leon Sigal, director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project at the Social Science Research Council, discusses the current state of security in the region and North Korea’s new nuclear device.…

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(S.1 Ep.12) Sweet or Sour? Recapping U.S.-Russia Relations 17:30

7y ago17:30

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran hosts this final episode of our series, Diffusion: Russia in Focus. Over the course of this series, we’ve explored the historical context of the relationship, its development since the end of the Cold War, and the economic, military and political rivalry between the two. We’ve examined Russia’s domestic politics,…

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(S.2 Ep.1) Xi and Trump: What's the Big Deal? 15:08

7+ y ago15:08

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Host Sarwar Kashmeri speaks with Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society, and Susan Shirk, Chair of the 21st Century China Center and Research Professor at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, as President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to meet at Mar-a-Lago in…

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(S.1 Ep.11) Two Triads: The Nuclear Equation 16:47

7+ y ago16:47

16:47

Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Janne Nolan, chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group at George Washington University, and David Holloway, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies at Stanford University, about Russia’s nuclear capabilities and the state of treaties aimed at maintaining global nuclear…

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(S.1 Ep.10) Law and Order: Recentralization and Life in Russia Today 13:01

7+ y ago13:01

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Michael Moran, Visiting Media Fellow for Peace and Security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, speaks with Brian Taylor, professor of political science at the Maxwell school at Syracuse University, and Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, about life inside Russia tod…

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(S.1 Ep.9) Negative Sum: The Destabilization of Ukraine 14:22

7+ y ago14:22

14:22

Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University, and Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The two are coauthors of "Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet E…

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(S.1 Ep.8) Guessing Game: Decoding Trump's Russia Policy 20:31

7+ y ago20:31

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As Donald Trump prepares for the Oval Office, foreign policy analysts have struggled to understand how his administration's policy towards Russia will take shape. Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Olga Oliker, a senior adviser and director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washi…

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(S.1 Ep.7) Poison Pill: A Brief History of Post-Cold War Relations 16:17

7+ y ago16:17

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Andrew Kuchins of Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Kimberly Marten of Columbia University about how the end of the Cold War has led to current tensions around Syria, NATO and nuclear reduction.By Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.1 Ep.6) Lines of Attack: The Static of Cyber Conflict 12:55

7+ y ago12:55

12:55

Is a cyber ceasefire between the U.S. and Russia possible, or will recent events and allegations of cyber hacking lead to greater conflict? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Austin Long, associate professor and technology expert at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and Amy Zegart, a fellow at Stanford U…

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(S.1 Ep.5) Petrol Politics: Russia's Quest for Economic Equilibrium 12:37

7+ y ago12:37

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Sergey Aleksashenko, Former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia and former chairman of Merrill Lynch Russia and Clifford Gaddy, Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and author, “Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin” about Russia's economic challenges and its dependence on oil.…

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(S.1 Ep.4) Tempered Expectations 16:56

7+ y ago16:56

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What does the future of U.S.-Russia relations hold in 2017? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with two geopolitical analysts who have analyst and forecast on this critical question often in recent years, Michael Mandelbaum, Director of the American Foreign Policy program at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Stu…

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(S.1 Ep.3) Trip Wire: NATO's Russia Dilemma 6:14

7+ y ago6:14

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How will the buildup of NATO forces, and closer military cooperation among NATO allies in the Baltics, impact Russian behaviors and U.S.-Russia relations? Mike Moran speaks with Michael Kofman of The Woodrow Wilson Center. #Russia #Putin #ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #Crimea #Syria #Obama #Peace #SecurityBy Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.1 Ep.2) Fear and Opportunity: Russia and the World Order 11:22

7+ y ago11:22

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with the Wilson Center's Matthew Rojansky and Georgetown University's Angela Stent about Russia's foreign policy and the world order. #Russia #Putin #ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #Crimea #Syria #Obama #Peace #SecurityBy Carnegie Corporation of New York

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(S.1 Ep.1) Location, Location, Location: Why Russia Matters 10:57

8y ago10:57

10:57

Carnegie Corporation Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Robert Legvold, author of "Return to Cold War," and Thomas Graham of Kissinger Associates, about the drivers behind the U.S-Russia relationship. Why do these two nations seem fated to be rivals, if not downright adversaries? #Russia #Putin #ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #Crimea #Syria #O…

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