86 min listen
The Iran-Russia Alliance
ratings:
Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Russia’s use of Iranian-made drones in Ukraine reveals that the alliance between Moscow and Tehran is more multifaceted and dangerous than previously understood. Indeed, the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 loitering munitions have inflicted heavy damage on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure. Moreover, the Wall Street Journal revealed that “Moscow and Tehran are moving ahead with plans to build a new factory in Russia that could make at least 6,000 Iranian-designed drones.” Not only will this joint venture resupply Russia’s arsenal, but it will also lead to an increase in the size and sophistication of Iran’s defense industrial base. What is the full extent of the threat? How should the United States respond?
Released:
Feb 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Vladimir Putin and Russia's Increasingly Aggressive Nuclear Threat: What are Putin's aims? What do these actions portend for the state of U.S. nuclear deterrence, arms control treaties, and the nuclear-free movement which President Barack Obama, among others, has championed? How should the U.S., NATO and Ukraine respond? Hudson Institute fellows Andrei Piontkovsky and William Schneider, Jr. and Roland Freudenstein, Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies, discuss the ominous implications of Putin's actions. Hudson Institute President and CEO Kenneth Weinstein moderated the panel. by Hudson Institute Events Podcast