Hi Andrei, thankyou for appearing! Do you think Putin would be more or less likely to use nuclear weapons as he gets older? He could feasibly be in charge another 10-15 years? Castro i think was near 90 before deferring to his brother.
A recent guest on Triggernometry explained the link between American commerce, and American covert intelligence operations overseas. Do you think Shock Therapy was an American Intel operation and, if so, what were its aims? Who were the beneficiaries?
China often evokes "the century of shame", when European powers along with the U.S. tried and for a time succeeded in controlling and subduing China in it's own sovereign territory. During this time Russia annexed huge swathes of China's northeast including what is now Vladivostok. How long before this "moment of shame" will become a bone of contention along with access to Lake Baikal?
Konstantin recently did an interview with his father, part of which dealt with the Russian viewpoint of world history/politics and it surprised me how different it was from a Western view (the inevitable struggle between neighbours vs. A belief in world brotherhood). How can we bridge that gap in thinking so we have that understanding between the groups?
Hi Andrei, thankyou for appearing! Do you think Putin would be more or less likely to use nuclear weapons as he gets older? He could feasibly be in charge another 10-15 years? Castro i think was near 90 before deferring to his brother.
A recent guest on Triggernometry explained the link between American commerce, and American covert intelligence operations overseas. Do you think Shock Therapy was an American Intel operation and, if so, what were its aims? Who were the beneficiaries?
China often evokes "the century of shame", when European powers along with the U.S. tried and for a time succeeded in controlling and subduing China in it's own sovereign territory. During this time Russia annexed huge swathes of China's northeast including what is now Vladivostok. How long before this "moment of shame" will become a bone of contention along with access to Lake Baikal?
The west didn't give Ukraine what it needed to be rid of the russians because they were afraid of nuclear escalation. It wasn't going to happen.
Has the West learnt that red-china won't go nuclear over Taiwan? And consequently, will the West give Taiwan what needs to be rid of red-china?
Konstantin recently did an interview with his father, part of which dealt with the Russian viewpoint of world history/politics and it surprised me how different it was from a Western view (the inevitable struggle between neighbours vs. A belief in world brotherhood). How can we bridge that gap in thinking so we have that understanding between the groups?
Was there a time, early in Putin's presidency, when he was sincerely open to closer ties with the West?
What role, if any, does geography play in Russian politics? Does it help to explain the persistence of autocratic and expansionist policies?