The book actually came out on the day of the russia's invasion of ukraine, which in lots of ways made me very uncomfortable. I think it's one of those moments now where it seems obvious, in some sense, am, that there was an ongoing geo politics to europe around russia's position m after the end of the cold war. But i promise you that having started making these arguments, like when i was talking on talking politics when it first started, i've met more resistance, shall we say, to making these arguments than i've done over the last few weeks.
Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, a columnist for The New Statesman, and has been a regular contributor to the Talking Politics podcast. Her new book, Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, looks at decades of geopolitical history that have fed into our current moment: one of war and conflict, nations competing for dwindling natural resources, and the climate emergency casting a long shadow. She joins journalist and author Andrew Mueller to discuss how we got here.
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