*Note: This is the first part of a two-part episode. You can listen to the second half of the episode by becoming a patron of the show at the $5 level or you can watch the entire episode on the East is a Podcast YouTube channel*   Friend of the podcast Matteo Capasso (@capassomat) is joined by guest host Essam Abdelrasul Bubaker Elkorghli in a conversation with Norwegian scholar of Russia Glenn Diesen (@Glenn_Diesen)  His latest work is The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order (2024)  https://www.claritypress.com/product/the-ukraine-war-the-eurasian-world-order/ Support www.patreon.com/east_podcast