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ReConsider

Erik Fogg

A podcast to examine your life, because the unexamined life is not worth living.

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  • Oct 17, 2022 · 1 hr 9 min

    Reconsidering Russia 2: Russia's Interest & What to Expect with Prof. Mitchell Orenstein

    Mitchell Orenstein is a professor of Central and East European Politics in the Slavic department at the University of Pennsylvania and an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies at Harvard. His research focuses on the political economy and international affairs of Central and Eastern Europe. This episode is the latest installment to the four-part series on Reconsidering Russia, where we try to dig into Russia's historical and geopolitical context to help you better understand some of their moves today and what's going on in their country today. Tune in to hear Eric, Xander, and Professor Orenstein dive deep into Russia's real objective in Ukraine, Eastern Vs. Western-leaning periods of Russian leadership, why Russia really needs to diversify its economy, and so much more. 00:00 Introduction 01:35 Why Geopolitics is not about reforms or democracy 03:49 What does Russia really want? 05:49 Understanding Russia's national interests and foreign policy preferences 12:59 Eastern Vs. Western-leaning periods of Russian leadership 16:33 Comparing Russian perceptions to the American interpretation 20:10 What does the 'Near Abroad' mean? 20:54 The democratization of Russia's 'Near Abroad' 24:12 Consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union 28:10 The strategic and fundamental importance of Ukraine 32:14 Russian interests in Finland 34:57 The Nature of Germany's relationship with Russia 39:01 Caucasus as a region of strategic importance to Russia 44:15 Chinese and Russian interests in South-East Asia 47:15 China-Russia relations: Eternal rivals or emerging alliance 50:41 Russia's views on China's growth in power and influence 52:38 Russia-Japan dispute over Kuril Islands 54:50 Thoughts on Russia's domestic politics and foreign policy 58:35 Why Russia really needs to diversify its economy 01:01:58 What to expect from Russia in the next 5 to 10 years 01:05:18 Russia - a gas station with nuclear weapons 01:08:03 Parting thoughts Links and Resources: Reconsidermedia.com Mitchel's website - https://www.mitchellorenstein.com/ Mitchel's profile on the Foreign Affairs Magazine - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/authors/mitchell-orenstein Reconsider Media on Twitter - https://twitter.com/reconsidermedia Reconsider Media on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ReConsiderMedia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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