Nuclear threats from Russia; Ukraine's counteroffensive, postwar reconstruction - Weekly, 17-23 June
While Ukraine is gradually moving forward in its counteroffensive, Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles almost every night, and is blackmailing the whole world with the thr...
23 Juni 202327min
Ukraine's counteroffensive, African diplomacy, 13th Rammstein meeting - Weekly, 9-16 June
Another Rammstein meeting delivers on further support to Ukraine while the latter achieves its first successes in the counteroffensive. In the meantime, a delegation of African leaders embarks on a pe...
16 Juni 202331min
Is this war different from others? - with Janine di Giovanni | Ep. 235
Every war is different, yet they share a lot of similarities. Bosnia, Syria, Iraq, Chechnya, Ukraine - how can these wars be compared? What are the patterns of Russian actions in Chechnya and Syria wh...
12 Juni 202346min
Kakhovka ecocide, its causes, and impact - Weekly, 5-9 June | Ep. 234
On June 6th, Russia blew up the Kakhovka dam, causing a massive environmental catastrophe in southern Ukraine. The impact of this ecocide will last for decades. In this episode, we discuss the causes ...
9 Juni 202339min
How Ukraine gave up its nukes, and why this made it vulnerable - with Mariana Budjeryn
In 1994, Ukraine gave up the nuclear weapons it had inherited from the Soviet Union. It was invited to sign the Budapest Memorandum with Russia, the UK, and the US, which was supposed to give Ukraine ...
7 Juni 202355min
Russia blows up the Kakhovka dam and creates a huge environmental disaster
On June 6th Russia blew up the dam of the Kakhovka hydropower plant in Southern Ukraine. This act of geopolitical terrorism and ecocide produces a major environmental disaster for decades to come. It ...
6 Juni 202334min
Russia’s continued bombing of Ukraine; Patriot coalition; China’s diplomacy - Weekly, 30.05 - 5.06
Russia’s daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities; a drone attack on Moscow; Ukraine’s efforts to create a coalition to deliver Patriot air defense systems; China’s peace diplomacy in Europe; the US new...
5 Juni 202339min
Ukraine and the Jewish world - with Rabbi Jacobson
Why is Ukraine important to the Jewish world? Which figures and elements of Jewish religious history and culture are linked to Ukraine? How can we look at Ukrainian and Jewish history in a way that tr...
3 Juni 20231h 1min
