The Strength in Lacking Civility: A Critical Examination of Communication in Politics

Fiona Hill is a presidential advisor and foreign policy expert specializing in Russia. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(06:24) – Education and career
(17:10) – Donbas in the 20th century
(25:28) – Soviet Union
(36:03) – Donald Trump’s foreign policy
(48:03) – Testifying against Donald Trump
(54:54) – US administrations
(1:16:28) – Impeachment of Donald Trump
(1:36:44) – Why people like Donald Trump
(1:45:49) – Vladimir Putin
(2:05:58) – Invasion of Ukraine
(2:21:03) – NATO implication in Ukraine war
(2:33:54) – Interviewing Vladimir Putin
(2:46:22) – 2024 elections
(2:49:30) – Alexei Navalny
(2:54:03) – Nuclear war
(3:05:54) – How Ukraine war will end
(3:12:40) – Hope for the future
(3:15:48) – Advice for young people