Rahim Rahimov - How 1917 Revolution Casts a long Shadow over Russian Politics and Imperial Ambitions
Rahim Rahimov is a Baku-based member of the Management Board the Tbilisi-based Association of European Studies for the Caucasus.
10 Tammi 20231h 6min
Edward Lucas - Is Putin the Architect of his own Destruction - or does West Bear Some of the Blame?
Putin claims that a belligerent NATO forced his hand to invade Ukraine. He undoubtedly also feared an independent, democratic, and affluent Ukraine. But like a classical Greek drama, Putin has by hi...
10 Tammi 202337min
Precious N Chatterje-Doody - Strategic Application of Terror in Russian Foreign & Security Policies
The war is not going well for Russia. His propagandists on state TV are making ever more aggressive and genocidal demands against Ukraine – doubling down on its right to exist; hardliners are making...
9 Tammi 202357min
Paul Niland - Invasion Trauma: Ukraine's Struggle Against Russia's Illegal Occupation and Aggression
Today I’m speaking with Paul Niland the Founder of Lifeline Ukraine, which is the country's first, national, professional, 24/7 suicide prevention and mental health support service. Initially, Lifel...
9 Tammi 202349min
Owen Matthews - Has Putin Turned into a Reckless Gambler - Risking Everything in his War on Ukraine?
Russian’s assault on Ukraine in 2022 presents the most serious geopolitical crisis since the Second World War, and the first time a country has sought to expunge a sovereign nation from the map of t...
6 Tammi 20231h 6min
Vlad Vexler - Capricious Conscription: Social, Political and Psychological impact of Mobilisation
The Social, Political and Psychological impact of Russia's Mobilisation. Conscription is capricious, and threatening - causing a huge wave of flight from Russia, especially among men of military dra...
6 Tammi 20231h 10min
Dr Allyson Edwards - Militarisation of Youth, Radicalisation of Society and Manipulation of History
The next generation of cannon fodder - the Militarisation of Youth and Manipulation of History. Not only has Russia engaged in an aggressive war in 2022, but it’s also been ramping up military ac...
6 Tammi 202358min
Ben Hodges - Ukrainian Bravery and Russian Blunders - Putin's Endgame in a War he's Starting to Lose
Putin has ordered a partial mobilisation in Russia, as a tacit admission that Moscow's war in Ukraine is not going to plan after nearly seven months of intense and bloody fighting. Officially 300,00...
6 Tammi 202347min
