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Podcast

Mar 8, 2024

Power Vertical Podcast: All the dictator’s men

By Atlantic Council

What is the state of the Putin court today? Host Brian Whitmore speaks with Mikhail Zygar, the author of a new Atlantic Council report on the internal politics of the Kremlin.

Elections Europe & Eurasia

Podcast

Feb 2, 2024

Power Vertical Podcast: Five scenarios for Russia’s future

By Atlantic Council

What will Russia look like in ten years, or twenty? Host Brian Whitmore speaks with Casey Michel, the author of a new Atlantic Council report on Russia’s future.

Europe & Eurasia Political Reform

China-MENA Podcast

Jan 10, 2024

China’s Role and Impact on MENA’s Air Domain

By Atlantic Council

Assaf Heller and Sarah-Masha Fainberg explore Chinese technological transfers and arm exports and its implications on the air domain and military capabilities in MENA, Chinese weapon systems, China’s military-civil fusion concerns, and Beijing’s growing technological influence on the region.

China East Asia

China-MENA Podcast

Dec 21, 2023

Performative or Substantive Engagement? China & Russia in the Middle East

By Atlantic Council

Li-Chen Sim and Mark Katz join us to explore the growing collaboration between China and Russia and its impact on the Middle East, including the amplification of influence through media collaboration as a force multiplier.

China East Asia

Borscht Belt

May 1, 2020

Zelenskyy’s foreign policy: One year in

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swept into office with three key promises. A year after his administration began, how has Zelenskyy done?

International Organizations Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

Borscht Belt

Apr 17, 2020

Why strongmen love the coronavirus

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, autocratic governments are finding the crisis to be a useful pretext for strengthening their rule and tightening their grips.

Coronavirus Corruption

Borscht Belt

Apr 3, 2020

Ukraine’s slippery slope to progress

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

Zelenskyy shocked observers by firing his government. Is Kyiv now stacked with obedient loyalists, or is there still hope to put Ukraine on the right path?

Democratic Transitions Political Reform

The Eurasia Center’s mission is to promote policies that strengthen stability, democratic values, and prosperity in Eurasia, from Eastern Europe in the West to the Caucasus, Russia, and Central Asia in the East.

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