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"Putin's Labyrinth: What Russia Won in Georgia; Why the U.S. Will Continue to Lose" (video)
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English - October 22, 2008 23:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB VideoCourses Education News international studies area studies international politics foreign policy world affairs south asia latin america middle east east asia east europe Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A talk by Steve LeVine.
Russia is once again front and center in the wake it's invasion of Georgia and effective re-assertion of dominance in the Caucasus region. What levers can the U.S. and Europe assert against Putin's aggression? What is Russia's political calculus and how can we change the inputs into their equation? Are there key insights into the Chechen wars and Putin's post-presidency plans that can help us visualize the future? BusinessWeek foreign affairs correspondent and author Steve LeVine discusses Russia's objectives, advantages and vulnerabilities in Georgia and the Caucasus region in the wake of the recent clash in Georgia.
From the World Beyond the Headlines Series.