The Soviet Cold War Machine: Inside the Sino-Soviet Rivalry
ChinaTalk1 Apr 2025

The Soviet Cold War Machine: Inside the Sino-Soviet Rivalry

Welcome to part two of our series on Cold War history with Sergey Radchenko. Here’s part one. In today’s interview, we discuss… Khrushchev’s removal from power and the transition to the Brezhnev era, How the USSR and China managed their relationships with Vietnam, Sino-Soviet border conflicts, Brezhnev’s negative feelings toward China, and Nixon’s rapprochement, Watergate and the inability of China or the USSR to understand American politics Why the Soviets decided to invade Afghanistan, Reagan’s approach to negotiations and his relationship with Gorbachev, How to manage the containment paradox and unknown adversary motives when competing with China and Russia today. Co-hosting today is Jon Sine of the Cogitations substack. Outro music: ДДТ- Родина (DDT - Motherland) (YouTube Link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Avsnitt(518)

Jonathan Woetzel on China's Digital Economy

Jonathan Woetzel on China's Digital Economy

Dr. Jonathan Woetzel, Mckinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner in the Shanghai office, recently co-authored a report entitled China's Digital Economy. In this podcast, he discusses the im...

26 Nov 201723min

Julian Gewirtz on Unlikely Partners: Western Economists and Reform and Opening

Julian Gewirtz on Unlikely Partners: Western Economists and Reform and Opening

Julian Gewirtz is currently a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Unlikely Partners: Chinese Reformers, Western Economists, and the Making of Global China. In it, he argues that "wester...

31 Okt 201732min

The Book of Swindles: Cons from the Late Ming Dynasty

The Book of Swindles: Cons from the Late Ming Dynasty

In Zhang Yingyu’s work from the late Ming Dynasty, you’ll encounter swindling concubines, clever commoners, and even eunuch cannibals trying to regrow their members. “We live in an age of deception. W...

27 Okt 201743min

Cynthia Estlund on Labor in China

Cynthia Estlund on Labor in China

China’s massive labor surplus has been vital to its rapid economic development. For decades, China’s rural population has been migrating to take up low-wage jobs in the coastal regions, often in dire ...

26 Okt 201748min

Andrew Polk on the 19th Party Congress

Andrew Polk on the 19th Party Congress

Andrew Polk on the 19th Party Congress by Jordan Schneider Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

24 Sep 201732min

Scott Kennedy on Innovation in China

Scott Kennedy on Innovation in China

Scott Kennedy on Innovation in China by Jordan Schneider Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

21 Sep 201724min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
p3-krim
rss-krimstad
blenda-2
flashback-forever
rss-sanning-konsekvens
politiken
rss-vad-fan-hande
aftonbladet-daily
motiv
rss-krimreportrarna
spar
grans
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-frandfors-horna
rss-flodet
dagens-eko
olyckan-inifran
rss-klubbland-en-podd-mest-om-frolunda