Latest Moldova Podcast Episodes
The Recent Anti-Corruption Purge and New Leadership at the Russian Ministry of Defense with Mikhail Zygar and Christopher Davis
Russian Roulette - May 31, 2024 20:09 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMaria sat down with Russian independent journalist and author Mikhail Zygar, and University of Oxford professor Christopher Davis, to discuss the recent string of anti-corruption charges at the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the replacement of Sergei Shoigu with Andrei Belousov at the ministry’...
"Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability," the latest book by Michael Kimmage
Russian Roulette - May 16, 2024 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn May 2, 2024, Maria sat down with Michael Kimmage and Mary Elise Sarotte to discuss Michael's newest book, "Collisions the Origins of the War in Ukraine, and the New Global Instability." "Collisions" is available for purchase from Oxford University Press.
The Ongoing Protests in Georgia and What Is at Stake with Tinatin Japaridze and Eto Buziashvili
Russian Roulette - May 14, 2024 13:28 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsFor today's special bonus episode, Max sat down with Tinatin Japaridze and Eto Buziashvili to discuss the ongoing protests taking place in Georgia. Georgian civil society is mobilizing yet again in opposition to the controversial "foreign agents" law being pushed by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Back in Stock? The Latest Report on the Russian Defense Industry from CSIS
Russian Roulette - May 03, 2024 19:54 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsToday, Max and Maria were joined by Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton, two members of the team at CSIS, to discuss the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program's latest report, "Back in Stock? The State of Russia's Defense Industry after Two Years of the War."
A New Investigative Report on the "Havana Syndrome" Phenomenon with Roman Dobrokhotov
Russian Roulette - April 18, 2024 18:01 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Max and Maria sat down with Roman Dobrokhotov, the founder and editor-in-chief of the Russia-focused investigative media outlet, The Insider. Roman's team, along with colleagues at CBS's 60 Minutes and the German outlet Der Spiegel, recently concluded an investigation that...
Innovations on the Battlefield in Ukraine with Paul Schwartz and Samuel Bendett
Russian Roulette - April 04, 2024 20:54 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMax and Maria sat down with Paul Schwartz and Sam Bendett to discuss the different technological and tactical battlefield innovations taking place in Ukraine today, and what they mean for military analysts studying the war. Disclaimer: Paul and Sam's views as expressed in this episode are their o...
Nicolas Véron and the Continued Debate Over Russia's Frozen Central Bank Reserves
Russian Roulette - March 21, 2024 18:12 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsNicolas Véron of Bruegel and the Peterson Institute for International Economics joined Max to discuss the ongoing debate over Russia's frozen central bank reserves. This conversation was recorded on March 15, 2024. See "The European Union should do better than confiscate Russia's reserve money" b...
Liana Fix and Nikolay Petrov on Russia's March 2024 Presidential Election
Russian Roulette - March 07, 2024 21:40 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis week, Maria was joined once again by Liana Fix and Nikolay Petrov to discuss Russia's March 2024 presidential election, and what "politics" looks like in the country today. Be sure to read the new paper written by Maria and Liana, "Leadership Change in Russia: Contingency Planning Memorandum...
The Death of Alexei Navalny with Miriam Lanskoy
Russian Roulette - February 22, 2024 18:22 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis week, Max and Maria are joined again by Miriam Lanskoy from the National Endowment for Democracy to discuss the recent news of Alexei Navalny's death in a Russian penal colony.
Maria's New Book: "When Left Moves Right"
Russian Roulette - February 08, 2024 14:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, listen to Max interview Maria on her new book, "When Left Moves Right: The Decline of the Left and the Rise of the Populist Right in Postcommunist Europe." Max and Maria were joined by Dan Kelemen, a Senior Associate non-resident fellow at CSIS and an expert on the Europea...
Russian Influence Operations in 2024 with Catherine Belton
Russian Roulette - January 25, 2024 21:07 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis week, Max and Maria were joined by acclaimed reporter, Catherine Belton. Catherine currently writes for the Washington Post, and has written extensively on the Russian elite and security services. Max, Maria, and Catherine discussed ongoing Russian efforts to influence democratic societies, ...
Aid to Ukraine and the Future of the War with Michael Kofman
Russian Roulette - January 11, 2024 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMichael Kofman, a leading expert on the Russian military and a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joined Max, Maria, and Michael Kimmage, to discuss the status of further Western military and financial aid to Ukraine, and the impact a lack of additional assistance wou...
Russia, Ukraine, and the Question of Containment
Russian Roulette - December 14, 2023 19:38 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis week, Max and Maria were joined again by Michael Kimmage, and Michael's frequent co-author and a fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations, Liana Fix. Recently, Michael and Liana published a piece in Foreign Affairs titled, "A Containment Strategy for Ukraine: How the West Can He...
Maria Reports Back After a Trip to Ukraine
Russian Roulette - November 30, 2023 14:56 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Maria fills in Max and Michael Kimmage after her recent trip to Kyiv. The three of them then discuss the current state of the war with Russia, and examine some of the key questions facing Ukraine and its partners as we head into 2024.
The Ideology of Putinism with Sergei Guriev
Russian Roulette - November 16, 2023 15:12 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn October 31st, Max moderated a conversation between Maria and Sergei Guriev on the ideology of Putinism. Does Vladimir Putin have an ideology? If so, will this ideology help him retain power in Russia? Maria recently co-authored a report on this same topic, and the paper's findings were the mai...
Russia and the Global South with Hanna Notte
Russian Roulette - November 02, 2023 14:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, tune into a conversation Max had on October 24, 2023 with CSIS Senior Associate non-resident fellows, Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte. Hanna, based in Berlin, is an expert on Russian foreign policy, the Middle East, and arms control and nonproliferation. While Hanna was in...
Russia as a Strategic Threat: Ukraine, NATO, and Beyond Europe
Russian Roulette - October 19, 2023 13:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis conversation was recorded as a CSIS event on September 18, 2023. Max sat down with Lisa Aronsson, John Deni, and Paul Schwartz, to examine how sanctions-induced limits on Russia's defense industrial capacity have been impacting, and will continue to impact, Russia's ability to wage war on Uk...
Security Assistance to Ukraine Under Threat
Russian Roulette - October 05, 2023 13:19 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsThis week, Maria interviews Max about the emerging crisis around the future of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine. Max deep dives into the mechanics of how U.S. funding for Ukraine's war effort actually works, the impact of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the House speakership on the funding d...
Eric Ciaramella and Ukrainian Security Outside of NATO
Russian Roulette - September 21, 2023 13:34 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Max is joined by Eric Ciaramella of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss his recent writing on possible long-term security arrangements for Ukraine while the country remains outside of the NATO alliance. Learn More: "How the West Can Secure Ukraine's ...
Prigozhin's Death, the Ukrainian Counteroffensive, and a Summer Update on Sanctions
Russian Roulette - September 07, 2023 13:13 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsAfter a few weeks off for the summer, Max and Maria are back, and are joined again this week by Professor Michael Kimmage. Max, Maria, and Michael discuss all the biggest headlines coming out of Russia and Ukraine since our last episode at the start of August, and give their takes on where events...
An Interview with Rose Gottemoeller: Ukraine, NATO, and the State of the Russian Regime
Russian Roulette - August 10, 2023 15:31 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Max and Maria are joined by long-time Russia hand and national security specialist, Rose Gottemoeller, for a wide-ranging conversation on Russian politics, the war in Ukraine, NATO, and nuclear non-proliferation. A former Deputy Secretary General of NATO and Under Secretar...
An Update on the Russian Economy with Elina Ribakova and Sergey Aleksashenko
Russian Roulette - July 27, 2023 19:51 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsIn this week's episode, Max and Maria are joined by economists Elina Ribakova and Sergey Aleksashenko to discuss the current state of the Russian economy. Learn More: "Sanctions Evaporate with Time" by Sergey Aleksashenko | Substack "Russia's War Machine Is Still Running on Western Equipment" ...
The Sea in Russian Strategy with Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly
Russian Roulette - July 18, 2023 16:20 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsIn this episode, Max and Maria are joined by Andrew Monaghan and Richard Connolly to discuss their most recent work, "The Sea in Russian Strategy," a new edited volume on the growing importance of naval and maritime concerns in Moscow's foreign policy. (Note: This episode was recorded before Russ...
Prigozhin's Uprising
Russian Roulette - June 27, 2023 14:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMax and Maria recently sat down with Jeffrey Mankoff and Catrina Doxsee to discuss how Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, marched his troops towards Moscow in a direct challenge to the Russian leadership. Prigozhin's actions and the Kremlin's response raise important que...
"Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Russian Roulette - June 15, 2023 13:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsIn this week's episode, Max and Maria sit down with CSIS Senior Associates Jade McGlynn and Michael Kimmage to discuss Jade's latest book, "Russia's War." The book explores the domestic political approval for Russia's ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine within Russian society. This episode...
Russia's Frozen Reserves with Martin Sandbu
Russian Roulette - June 01, 2023 13:17 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Max and Maria are joined by Federico Steinberg, a CSIS Visiting Fellow and economist, and Martin Sandbu of the Financial Times. Martin has closely followed the debate around sanctions, with a particular focus on Russian financial reserves that have been frozen by Western g...
Ukraine's Coming Counteroffensive
Russian Roulette - May 18, 2023 16:43 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsMax and Maria are joined again by CSIS Senior Associate Michael Kimmage to discuss Ukraine's impending counteroffensive, and what it could mean for global politics going forward. Learn More: The Eurofile | Tories Battered in UK Local Elections, A Rant about the Stability and Growth Pact, and a Co...
Escalating Waves of Repression
Russian Roulette - May 04, 2023 19:07 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsToday's episode is about the escalating waves of repression in Russia, and what they mean for both the regime and what remains of the organized domestic opposition. Maria sat down with Natalia Arno, the founder and president of the Free Russia Foundation, and Miriam Lanskoy, the Senior Director f...
Sanctions and Russia's Defense Industry
Russian Roulette - April 20, 2023 16:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsToday's episode is a recording of an event Max and Maria held on April 14, 2023 to discuss the findings of a new CSIS report, "Out of Stock? Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Russia's Defense Industry." Joined by Samuel Bendett and Paul Schwartz, Max and Maria discuss the effects Western sanct...
The Russian Elite Today -- with Michael Nacke and Nikolai Petrov
Russian Roulette - April 07, 2023 14:05 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 115 ratingsOn this week's episode, Max and Maria sit down with Russian journalist Michael Nacke, and scholar Nikolai Petrov, to talk about the state of the Russian elite today. Topics include the recently leaked phone call between Iosif Progozhin and Farkhad Akhmedov, the impact of individual sanctions on p...
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