Podcast Episodes

Dynkin and Voitolovsky: Welcome to Washington

Episode 23

Alexander Dynkin and Feodor Voitolovsky, President and Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy …

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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The Trialogue Live: April 8, 2025

Episode 22

This episode is a recording of a live event held online on April 8. Lanxin Xiang, Andrey Kortunov, and Emma Ashford joined me to discuss the state of…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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Reinhard Krumm: How Boxed In is Berlin?

Episode 21

Reinhard Krumm of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung joins us to discuss Germany’s reversal on Russia and a new American Ostpolitik.

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9 months ago

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Christopher Caldwell: The Right since Reagan

Episode 20

Writer Christopher Caldwell joins us to discuss the legacy of Ronald Reagan, the rise of a “New Right,” and the fate of the West.

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9 months, 1 week ago

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Zhao Long: Is Beijing Worried about US-Russia Rapprochement?

Episode 19

This week, our guest is Zhao Long, Deputy Director of the Institute for Global Strategic and Security Studies at the Shanghai Institute for Internati…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Anastasia Likhacheva: Surviving “sanctions from hell”

Episode 18

This week, our guest is Anastasia Likhacheva, Dean of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics in Mos…

10 months ago

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Fyodor Lukyanov: What in the world is the “world majority”?

Episode 17

This week, our guest is Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, and Research Direc…

10 months, 1 week ago

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Andrew Roth: A decade of reporting from Russia

Episode 16

This week, our guest is Andrew Roth, Global Affairs Correspondent at The Guardian. We discuss the twists and turns of Andrew’s ten-year career as a r…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

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ZHOU Bo: How many military bases does Beijing need?

Episode 15

This week, our guest is Zhou Bo, a retired senior colonel in the PLA and a senior fellow in the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsi…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

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Philani Mthembu: South Africa’s attitudes toward Russia, China, and BRICS

Episode 14

This week, our guest is Philani Mthembu, Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue in Pretoria. We discuss the South African perspectiv…

11 months ago

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