Joy Neumeyer

Joy Neumeyer, a journalist and historian specializing in Russian affairs, shares her experiences corresponding with political prisoners in Russia. She highlights the harrowing stories of dissidents enduring severe repression, revealing their resilience and hope. Neumeyer discusses the chilling atmosphere for dissent following the war in Ukraine, the influence of propaganda, and the role of youth in opposing the regime. Her reflections on solidarity through letter writing emphasize the importance of personal connections in the face of authoritarianism.

Much of the world has been watching the rapidly developing situation in Afghanistan with a mix of shock and anguish. Bryce Klehm spoke with five experts to get a sense of how the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is being perceived around the world. You’ll hear from Madiha Afzal, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, on Pakistan; Suzanne Maloney, the vice president and director of the Foreign Policy program at Brookings, on Iran; Yun Sun, the director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, on China; Joy Neumeyer, a writer and historian of Russia and the Soviet Union who has also worked as a journalist in Moscow, on Russia; and Constanze Stelzenmüller, the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations and a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, on Germany. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.