85. VIEW FROM UKRAINE: Tymofii Brik on Ukrainian society, pluralism, the place of religion, and why the narrative of Ukraine as a divided society does not hold up
Tymofii Brik, Associate Professor and Rector at the Kyiv School of Economics, discusses Ukrainian society, the place of religion, diversity and pluralism, why there is no religious monopoly in Ukraine...
19 Elo 202229min
84. ANALYSIS: Christopher Faulkner on the Wagner Group - Who are they? What are their areas of operation? And what is the impact of their involvement in Ukraine?
Christopher Faulkner, Assistant Professor at the United States Naval War College, discusses the Wagner Group: who are they? how are they connected to the Russian regime? what are their areas of operat...
17 Elo 202223min
83: ANALYSIS: Aleksandar Matovski on Popular Dictatorships - electoral authoritarianism, Putin’s popularity, the utility of crisis, & domestic legitimation as a driver of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Aleksandar Matovski, Assistant Professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, breaks down the internal function of 'Popular Dictatorships' - electoral autoc...
6 Elo 202227min
82 ANALYSIS: Four-star Gen. of US Air Force Phillip Breedlove (ret.) on NATO, weapons for Ukraine, and what Ukraine requires for success
Retired four-star General of the US Air Force, General Philip Breedlove, who served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander to Europe from 2013 to 2016, discusses NATO's response to Russia's incursions into ...
5 Elo 202220min
81:KYIV UPDATE: Oleksandr Kraiev on the bombing of Olenivka prison, treatment of Ukrainian POWs and reaction to these events in Ukraine
Oleksandr Kraiev, Director of the North America at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council in Kyiv, discusses recent revelations of mistreatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war and the bombing of the...
2 Elo 202213min
80. ANALYSIS: Brian Taylor on ’The code of Putinism’ - Key ideas that drive Putin and those around him; was Putin’s rise to power inevitable; and the war in Ukraine as ’Putin’s war’
Brian Taylor, Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University, discusses the Code of Putinism - What are the key ideas that drive Putin and those around him? Was Putin's rise to power inevitable...
1 Elo 202226min
79. VIEW FROM UKRAINE: Ivan Shmatko and Dafna Rachok on Ukrainian society, politics & identity - treatment of vulnerable groups, & divergence of Ukrainian and Russian identity, society and politics
Ivan Shmatko, PhD student at the University of Alberta, and Dafna Rachok, PhD candidate at Indiana University Bloomington, discuss what we can learn about Ukrainian society from Ukraine's public healt...
31 Heinä 202236min
