With the Ukrainian counter offensive underway, we've brought on Michael Kimmage to discuss the ins and outs of the Ukraine War, Putin & Zelensky, Nuclear War,  and finally what the future of the war will look like. Michael Kimmage is a professor of history and department chair at the Catholic University of America. He is also a fellow at the German Marshall Fund. From 2014 to 2017, he served on the Secretary's Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State, where he held the Russia/Ukraine portfolio. He publishes widely on international affairs, U.S.-Russian relations and American diplomatic history. His latest book, The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy, was published by Basic Books in April 2020. He is the chair of the Kennan Institute Advisory Council.Support the show:https://www.patreon.com/TheAftermathDailyAftermath Daily Social Media:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJPpxQ0gV0jiO-IcObsv4CAhttps://www.instagram.com/afterpoddaily/https://www.instagram.com/theaftermathdaily/https://twitter.com/DaiIyAftermathSupport the show