Understanding Russia's Geopolitical Ambitions

Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) is a geopolitical strategist and author of The Absent Superpower, The Accidental Superpower, Disunited Nations, and the upcoming The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization.

• How did the Russian invasion of Ukraine become a "now or never" scenario for Putin?
• Even if Russia "wins" this conflict by sheer numbers, how difficult will it be to maintain control of Ukraine -- and what can we expect Putin's next move to be?
• What the US and its NATO allies are doing to keep the desperation of a nuclear confrontation at bay.
• Why Peter believes Putin's ruthless pruning of threats to his personal power -- leaving no competent next-generation successors -- will ensure he's the last president of the Russian Federation as we know it.
• Are China's designs on Taiwan likely to be deterred by the difficulty faced by Russia's forces in Ukraine?
• And much more...

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