Podcast Episodes

The One Factor That Could Crash the Russian Economy

Episode 70

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Russian economy expert Chris Weafer about the state of the Russian economy in 2025. They talk about inflation and its i…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Putin’s Nuclear Meltdown

Season 1 Episode 69

Dmitri Alperovitch talks all things nukes with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a pro…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Inside the Drone War Arms Race in Ukraine

Season 1 Episode 68

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Andrey Liscovich (UkraineDefenseFund.org) about the latest updates in the evolution of drone warfare on the battlefield…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Ukraine Invades Russia: What’s Next? Interview with Ukrainian Combat Vet

Season 1 Episode 67

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Constantine Kalinovskiy (@Teoyaomiquu), a Ukrainian combat vet with friends currently in battle, about how the Ukrainia…

1 year, 10 months ago

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Ukraine Finally Has F-16s. What Now?

Season 1 Episode 66

After many months long wait, F-16s have finally arrived in Ukraine. How are the Ukrainians likely to use them and what are the challenges and opportu…

1 year, 10 months ago

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How China Might Invade Taiwan: A World on the Brink Scenario

Season 1 Episode 65

Dmitri Alperovitch and his co-author Garrett Graff discuss their upcoming book “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Tw…

2 years, 1 month ago

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New Secrets From the Cold War and Lessons for Cold War II With China

Season 1 Episode 64

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sergey Radchenko, one of the Cold War's preeminent historians, about the untold secrets of that period based on Sergey'…

2 years, 2 months ago

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How the US Planned to Respond to Russia Using a Nuke in Ukraine

Season 1 Episode 63

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Bill Hennigan, a New York Times opinion writer currently publishing a series of articles called "At the Brink," focused…

2 years, 2 months ago

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The Trinity Revolution in Warfare: Precision, Sensors and Comms

Season 1 Episode 62

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Shashank Joshi, Defense Editor for The Economist, about the changing nature of warfare and the impact of proliferation …

2 years, 3 months ago

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Why North Korea is Probably Not Planning a War

Season 1 Episode 61

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the Jam…

2 years, 4 months ago

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