The Trialogue
Peter Slezkine
Peter Slezkine, the Director of the USA-Russia-China Trialogue project at the Stimson Center, hosts a series of conversations with experts and ex-officials from the United States, Russia, China and beyond to discuss cold wars past and present, potential areas of conflict and cooperation, and alternative visions of global order, among other subjects. Since the middle of the 20th century, the shifting relationship among the United States, Russia, and China has had a profound impact on each country separately and on the world as a whole. Yet the breakdown of contacts, combined with political, cultural, and linguistic barriers, have hindered the study of the full trilateral dynamic. At a time when even bilateral channels of communication have begun to break down, the Trialogue offers a new and necessary perspective on the defining geopolitical relationship of our time.
*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.
**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.
**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Episodes
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Oct 2, 2024 • 44min
Alexander Pilyasov: The Russian Arctic
This week, our guest is Alexander Pilyasov, a professor of geography at Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. We discuss the Russian Arctic, cooperation in the region with China, and growing competition with the United States. We recorded the conversation in Belgrade, following a “Trialogue” on American, Russian, and Chinese interests in the Arctic.Time Stamps:00:01:13 The Arctic in the Russian economy00:17:38 Life in the Russian Arctic00:23:56 Energy export from the Russia Arctic00:26:52 Sanctions00:32:41 China in the Arctic00:40:29 Growing competition with the US in the Arctic*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Sep 25, 2024 • 54min
ZHAO Hai: Trump’s trade war and the war in Ukraine
This week, our guest is ZHAO Hai, Director of the International Politics Program in the National Institute for Global Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). We discuss US policy toward China, Sino-Russian relations, the war in Ukraine, and China’s vision of global order.Time Stamps:00:01:00 Zhao’s family connections to the PRC Navy00:06:37 Zhao’s graduate study in Chicago00:09:26 Chinese think tanks and the function of CASS00:13:11 China’s reaction to Trump00:22:57 China’s reaction to Biden00:30:22 Sino-Russian relations before the Ukraine war00:34:18 The war in Ukraine00:47:52 China’s vision of global order*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Sep 18, 2024 • 1h 12min
Karl Eikenberry: Recollections of a retired general
This week, our guest is Karl Eikenberry, a retired lieutenant general in the U.S. Army, whose many titles include the defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy in China, Commander of the Coalition Forces in Afghanistan, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan. Because General Eikenberry has had such a long and fascinating career and often occupied key roles at important pivot points in U.S. policy, we decided to devote the whole interview to an examination of his biography.Time Stamps:00:01:04 Childhood experience of the Cold War00:06:42 West Point00:10:21 Korea in the 70s00:14:10 China in the 80s and 90s00:35:11 NATO and the collapse of the Communist bloc00:42:14 The Pentagon on 9/1100:44:02 Afghanistan00:51:51 NATO and Putin’s Munich speech00:54:28 Afghanistan01:10:34 Ukraine*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Sep 11, 2024 • 52min
Andrey Kortunov: Four decades of Russian foreign policy
This week, our guest is Andrey Kortunov, the founding director of the Russian International Affairs Council. Time Stamps:00:01:00 Kortunov’s career before RIAC00:09:22 RIAC’s origins and evolution00:18:36 RIAC’s work on sanctions00:25:40 BRICS and other international institutions00:33:29 China-India relations00:36:06 Russia-China relations00:47:00 Russia-Western relations*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Sep 4, 2024 • 1h 17min
XIANG Lanxin: China’s “rise” should not come as a surprise
This week, we discuss China-US-Russia relations with Xiang Lanxin, Distinguished Fellow at the Stimson Center and Professor Emeritus of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.Time Stamps:00:01:17 The Xiang family’s four centuries in the Chinese military00:07:38 Lanxin’s experience during the Cultural Revolution00:18:00 Graduate school in the United States and the start of an academic career00:23:01 A history of Western misperceptions of China00:34:05 The recent decline in US-China relations00:39:39 Russia’s relations with the West00:47:55 Russia-China relations00:51:56 Taiwan*The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.**The first twelve episodes of this podcast were published by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
Aug 28, 2024 • 2min
Season 1 Trailer
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey presents the Monterey Trialogue podcast, a series that investigates the relationship among the United States, Russia, and China by engaging with experts from all three countries. At a time when even bilateral channels of communication have begun to break down, the Monterey Trialogue offers a new and necessary perspective on the defining geopolitical relationship of our time.
