Episode Details

Vladimir Putin already has his hands full in Ukraine, but Russia keeps opening or intensifying confrontations elsewhere. Moscow is escalating its dispute with Japan, threatening consequences for Britain as British drones reach deeper into Russia, continuing its confrontation with NATO, and simultaneously helping Iran rebuild missile and drone stockpiles. Meanwhile, Ghana is asking Moscow to stop recruiting its citizens after dozens were reportedly killed fighting in Ukraine. In this video, Professor Gerdes connects these seemingly separate stories and asks the larger strategic question: Why is Putin accumulating more enemies when Russia already has more than enough problems?

CHAPTERS

0:00 — Putin Keeps Adding Enemies

0:37 — Russia’s New Confrontation With Japan

1:55 — Ghana Exposes a Russian Contradiction

4:45 — How Russia Treats Its Own Soldiers

6:06 — Russia Is Re-Arming Iran

6:49 — Moscow Still Has No Peace Plan

8:20 — Political Turmoil Inside Ukraine

11:07 — Britain Is Becoming Putin’s Next Target

13:13 — Japan Responds to a More Dangerous Region

14:27 — Has NATO Lost Its Deterrence?

15:18 — America Reconsiders the Persian Gulf

16:47 — Trump’s Political Weakness

21:48 — Is Chaos Spreading Everywhere?

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