Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch

Deep dive into the lessons Taiwan can learn from Ukraine conflict, including the role of air war, cyber operations, military strategy, and commercial technologies. Explore Russia's cautious response to sanctions and cyber activity, and assess the implications for Taiwan in potential conflict scenarios involving cyber operations.

Military coup or orderly transition? Nothing lasts forever and in this edition of the podcast, Dmitri Alperovitch speaks to Daniel Treisman, professor of political science at University of California, who specializes on Russian politics and economics, about how Putin's multi-decade reign of Russia might end

Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman, who is just back from a trip to Ukraine. They discuss: - The latest on the fight in Kherson and Luhansk - Impact of Russian terror strikes on civilian infrastructure - Ukrainian morale - How Putin's mobilization is progressing - What the Russians are trying to achieve with the dirty bomb scares, - Lkelihood of use of nuclear weapons and - How this war might end

Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado's Executive Director Sarah Stewart talk to Kevin Wolf, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, about the latest export control measures announced by the Biden Administration that are now crippling the Chinese semiconductor companies and why this is one of the most important actions the US could have taken to deter an invasion of Taiwan

In the latest episode, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman about the Kerch bridge attack, as well as: - Prospect of nuclear weapons use by Putin - Analysis of how Russia's mobilization drive has gone thus far - Kherson and Donbas counteroffensives by Ukrainian forces - Why the Russians continue their pointless attacks in Donetsk oblasts - Ongoing game of musical chairs taking place at the highest levels of Russian military hierarchy - And the strange things happening with Starlink in Ukraine - Where the war is heading in 2023

Twitter Space recording from September 21, 2022 of a conversation between Dmitri Alperovitch , Michael Kofman and Rob Lee on the implications of Putin's partial mobilization order and the impact it may have on the outcome of the war, as well as Putin's own political futures

How did the Russian northern front collapse so rapidly and what can be expected now in the fight for Donbas and Kherson? Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the latest Ukraine counteroffensive developments with Sergii Grabskyi, a Reserve Colonel in the Ukrainian military.

Twitter Space recording from September 10, 2022 of a conversation between Dmitri Alperovitch and Michael Kofman on the implications of the rapid collapse of the Russian forces pocket in northern Ukraine and what the future holds for Ukrainian counteroffensives in the north and south

Was there ever a grain shortage crisis caused by the Russian blockade of Ukrainian exports? Dmitri Alperovitch gets the real story from Dr. Scott Irwin, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at University of Illinois and an international leader in the field of agricultural economics. Dr. Irwin discusses the true state of grain markets and the causes behind the recent increase in food prices and what can be done about it. Topics covered: How likely is the current grain crisis to lead to famine? What is the impact of resumption of Ukraine's grain exports after a deal brokered by Turkey? Why were wheat prices increasing even before the Russian invasion? Ukraine's wheat is a tiny fraction of global production. Why is it having such outsize effects on price? Can substitute crops make up for missing wheat? What will be the impact of fertilizer shortage on food markets? What can governments do to alleviate future food crises? Episode produced by Patrick Gray (risky.biz)

Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the impact of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian military facilities and logistics in Crimea with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis). And Dmitri's theory on the Russian masterplan for Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Topics covered: $10,000 Chinese UAVs are Ukraine's new asymmetric weapon in the war of attrition in Ukraine Russia's plan for Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Ukrainian planned counteroffensives and the state of Russian progress in the Donbas Why is Moscow changing commanders in this war every few months? Effects of Russian shadow mobilization campaign on current war and long-term force structure Russian artillery ammo stocks Russian attempts to rebuild Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) inventory