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A War for the Former Soviet Union

Jan 8, 2022

29:08

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Do You Think Nado Is Going to Respond to Events in Ukrane?

04:10

Do You Worry About Entangling Alliances?

06:27

Is There Any Circumstance Under Which Nato's Involvement Becomes Military?

04:03

Introduction

3min

Kasstan - Is There a Real Transition?

3min

Kasan Security Forces Against Protestors, Is That True?

3min

The Role of Uranium in the Cossack Economy

3min

Do You Think Nado Is Going to Respond to Events in Ukrane?

4min

How Long Will Russia's Sanctions Last?

3min

Is There Any Circumstance Under Which Nato's Involvement Becomes Military?

4min

Do You Worry About Entangling Alliances?

6min

The former Soviet Union is looking a bit restive nowadays - putting it mildly.

Russia has more than one hundred thousand troops on Ukraine’s borders - and has invaded Ukraine before - and has been fighting a war there ever since.

And in the last few days, many Americans have learned there is a country called Kazakhstan, even if they can’t find it on a map. And Russia is playing a role to prop up the authoritarian government there.

To help us understand what’s going on, we have the perfect guest. William Courtney is the former ambassador to Kazakhstan and is now a senior fellow at the Rand Corporation.

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