Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Alexander Baunov, editor-in-chief of Carnegie Politika and a senior fellow at Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, to discuss the upcoming Trump presidency and what effect it may have on Russian foreign policy and the war in Ukraine.
Recent updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, but Russia’s red lines are only really visible on the battlefield.
Minsk is counting on the new U.S. administration’s actions vis-a-vis Russia and Ukraine to bring it out of diplomatic isolation without meaningful concessions on its part. But will Lukashenko’s ambitious gamble pay off?
The Kremlin sees its anti-Western alliance with Tehran as testing a new model of international relations—and does not want it stymied.
If even a peace proposal from Trump is rejected by Putin, then it means the demise of the Russian “victory plan” and any remote prospect of ending the war.
Imminent changes will mean less interaction between officials and local residents, less money for small-town Russia, and accelerated depopulation.
With the West distracted by a series of its own disruptive votes, Georgia’s ruling party has largely managed to withstand pressure both at home and abroad following contested parliamentary elections.
Trump’s victory has reconfirmed Putin’s view that the west is so politically unstable that policies can drastically change with every election cycle.
Some in Moscow see a Trump presidency as a window of opportunity; others believe Russia should focus on pressing home its military advantage in Ukraine.
Pyongyang’s willingness to break with tradition will not necessarily bring success on the battlefield, and has caused concern in both China and South Korea.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Alexander Baunov, editor-in-chief of Carnegie Politika and a senior fellow at Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, to discuss the upcoming Trump presidency and what effect it may have on Russian foreign policy and the war in Ukraine.
Recent updates to Russia’s nuclear doctrine lower the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, but Russia’s red lines are only really visible on the battlefield.
Minsk is counting on the new U.S. administration’s actions vis-a-vis Russia and Ukraine to bring it out of diplomatic isolation without meaningful concessions on its part. But will Lukashenko’s ambitious gamble pay off?
The Kremlin sees its anti-Western alliance with Tehran as testing a new model of international relations—and does not want it stymied.
If even a peace proposal from Trump is rejected by Putin, then it means the demise of the Russian “victory plan” and any remote prospect of ending the war.
Imminent changes will mean less interaction between officials and local residents, less money for small-town Russia, and accelerated depopulation.
With the West distracted by a series of its own disruptive votes, Georgia’s ruling party has largely managed to withstand pressure both at home and abroad following contested parliamentary elections.
Trump’s victory has reconfirmed Putin’s view that the west is so politically unstable that policies can drastically change with every election cycle.
Some in Moscow see a Trump presidency as a window of opportunity; others believe Russia should focus on pressing home its military advantage in Ukraine.
Pyongyang’s willingness to break with tradition will not necessarily bring success on the battlefield, and has caused concern in both China and South Korea.
