Jonathan Clements was formerly a Visiting Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. He is a historian specialising in the Far East, whose recent books include The Emperor's Feast: A History of China in Twelve Meals; Christ's Samurai: The True Story of the Shimabara Rebellion, and Japan at War in the Pacific. British-born, he is now a citizen o…

After a bit of a hiatus, I bring you a wonderful conversation I had back in April with Sean Guillory, Ph.D., host of the SRB Podcast. We covered various topics about Russia which include a history of US-Russia relations, Russian/Soviet history, what the West gets wrong about Russia, and where contemporary Russia finds itself today. To learn more ab…