76. ANALYSIS: Volodymyr Dubovyk on Ukraine-Russia recent grain export deal, Russian missile strikes on Odessa’s port, Ukraine’s motivations for the deal and chances of success

$54. ANALYSIS: Greg Carleton on Russia’s identity of perpetual war and how fractures in Russia’s national story might shape the trajectory of Ukraine conflict: Greg Carleton, Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies at Tufts University, joins me to discuss Russia's national identity of engaging in a perpetual war, the stories that underpin this identity, and the way in which fractures in these stories might...$

53. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali discusses Putin’s ’rebranding’ of the war and Ukrainians’ readiness to fight til the end: Maksym Yali, Professor of International Relations at the National Aviation University in Kyiv, provides an update - discussing Putin's recent 'rebranding' of the war and Ukrainians' on-going readiness to continue fighting in Donbas. For episode update... by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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46. ANALYSIS: Joshua Rovner on intelligence sharing, information control, cyber attacks, & the war in Ukraine by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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75. DEEP DIVE: Michael Mandelbaum on The Four Ages of US Foreign Policy - continuities in US foreign policy; entry into and exit from wars; unique aspect of US support for Ukraine in the current war: Michael Mandelbaum, Professor Emeritus of American Foreign Policy at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, on his latest book The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower - we discussed th... by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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55. DEEP DIVE: Rory Cormac on ’How to Stage a Coup’ - Covert action, disinformation and conditions for a successful coup: Rory Cormac, Professor of International Relations at University of Nottingham, discusses his recent book 'How to Stage a Coup: And Ten Other Lessons from the World of Secret Statecraft'. We engage in a lively discussion about covert action, disinformatio... by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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76. ANALYSIS: Volodymyr Dubovyk on Ukraine-Russia recent grain export deal, Russian missile strikes on Odessa’s port, Ukraine’s motivations for the deal and chances of success: Volodymyr Dubovyk, Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odessa, discusses the recent grain export deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia, subsequent Russian missile strikes on a port in Odes... by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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71. ANALYSIS: Political theorists Avia Pasternak and Zofia Stemplowska discuss sanctions on Russia, population-costs, avoiding harm, and when sanctions are justified: Political theorists Avia Pasternak, Associate Professor in Political Theory at University College London, and Zofia Stemplowska, Professor of Political Theory at Oxford University, engage in a thoughtful discussion of the justifications for the impositio... by War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

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