Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
Silverado Policy Accelerator
Geopolitics Decanted is a podcast featuring geopolitical analysis and in-depth expert interviews on topics ranging from War in Ukraine, Great Power Competition with China, changing nature of warfare, sanctions and export controls, semiconductors and cybersecurity. This is a podcast for people who care about the details and are seeking a comprehensive understanding of global issues, not just the sound bytes. It is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator (www.silverado.org), a Washington DC-based non-profit with a mission to promote prosperity and global competitiveness for America and its allies by accelerating bipartisan strategic, economic and technological policy solutions.
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May 1, 2022 • 1h 2min
Ukrainian Military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 1, 2022)
May 1, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Nolan Peterson (Ukraine-based Senior Editor of Coffee or Die Magazine) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Discussion of the state of the Ukrainian military and whether the western weapons aid is getting to the front lines, economic conditions in Ukraine, fight for the Donbas, Russian Chief of General Staff Gerasimov's apparent visit to the front-lines in Izyum and how this has become a war of artillery.
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @nolanwpeterson
Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 2min
Fight for Donbas: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (April 24, 2022)
April 24, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Discussion of the fight for Donbas, how Russia is doing now on logistics and tactics, the sinking of Moskva, Russia's blockade in the Black Sea and the strangling of the Ukrainian economic and the outlook on the how the war might end
ollow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @KofmanMichael
Apr 10, 2022 • 58min
Nuclear Weapons: Iran, North Korea and Have We Lost the Nonproliferation Fight?
Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) talks about nuclear nonproliferation with Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk), Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey.
Topics discussed include:
- What is the latest status of the Iran nuclear deal negotiations?
- What are the key objections to JCPOA?
- What does Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei truly want?
- Why has Iran already beaten all world records at the longest time to acquiring a nuclear bomb?
- How significant is the benefit of a nuclear weapons program to countries like Iran and North Korea?
- Did we forever miss the opportunity to contain nuclear proliferation in the 70s-90s with a lax enforcement regime?
- 16 years after North Korea first tested a nuclear device, is it time to acknowledge that North Korea is not going to give up its weapons and refocus our diplomatic strategy with them on more achievable objectives?
- And much more...
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @ArmsControlWonk
Apr 4, 2022 • 1h 3min
Science of War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine and implications for Taiwan (April 3, 2022)
The podcast delves into the Russian troop movements in Ukraine, military strategies in the ongoing war, analysis of Russia's intentions in the Hersone region, escalating tensions with air strikes and defensive measures, evolution of public support, and Taiwan's military strategy amidst changing landscapes.
Mar 28, 2022 • 57min
Endgame in Sight: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 27, 2022)
March 27, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Discussion of potential cyber attacks on US and allies with Chris Krebs (former director of CISA, co-founder of Krebs Stamos Group) and analysis of Russia's announced endgame for the war with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis)
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @C_C_Krebs
Mar 21, 2022 • 53min
Stalemate: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 20, 2022)
March 20, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Update on the campaign, challenges the Russians are facing, prospect for a coup in Russia and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Andrew Monaghan (Senior Fellow at the Kennan Institute)
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @KofmanMichael
Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 1min
War for Cities: Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 13, 2022)
March 13, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Update on the campaign, Russian training deficiencies, prospect of nuclear escalation and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Rob Lee (Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @RALee85
Mar 11, 2022 • 1h 39min
Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine: March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces: the state of the campaign, Russian plans and failures, Ukrainian defenses and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Rob Lee (Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute)
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @RALee85
