With So Much Drama in the NSC: Trump, Russia, and the Strategic Context

This week on the Bear Market Brief

Where does the US stand in the world as Trump (re)assumes office? How is his approach towards Ukraine shaping up? Stephen Wertheim, Senior Fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Aaron Schwartzbaum to explore the broader context and drivers of how policy towards Russia will, and will not, be made.

Read Stephen’s latest piece for Foreign Affairs here.

This episode was recorded on December 20, 2024.