Weekend Office Hours

Did NATO and the West force Putin's hand? - Dr. Paul D'Anieri on Ukraine/Russia and imperialism

Video Link (with timestamps) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGqBsNqtC4]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGqBsNqtC4  Dr. Paul  D'Anieri is a Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard University, where he conducted research and wrote the book, Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War, which was published in December 2019 by Cambridge University Press.   Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War by Dr. Paul D'Anieri [https://www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Russia-Civilied-Divorce-Uncivil/dp/1108713955] Join us every weekend as we cover the unfolding events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that we tie into a wide range of topics on history and geopolitics. Please subscribe and like for more content.

Putin and the End of History - Dr. Paul D'Anieri on Ukraine/Russia and Vladimir Putin's end game

The audio levels at the beginning of the interview take a minute to normalize.   In this wide-ranging discussion, Professor Paul D’Anieri and Sirish Pulusani discuss if Russia is heading for a catastrophic defeat in Ukraine; Francis Fukuyama's latest prediction (author of the End of History), and the implications of a no-fly zone in Ukraine - does it start global conflict and really end history? Did the US wars in the Middle East reduce our moral authority to make bold moves on the international stage? What should the United States response be to the unfolding events in Ukraine? Video Link here. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47LACTVeWU]  References: Francis Fukuyama - "Preparing for Defeat [https://www.americanpurpose.com/articles/preparing-for-defeat/Gary Kasparov]" Gary Kasparov on Making Sense with Sam Harris [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTeMwS9KFJA]   Dr. Paul  D'Anieri is a Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard University, where he conducted research and wrote the book, Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War, which was published in December 2019 by Cambridge University Press.   Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War by Dr. Paul D'Anieri [https://www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Russia-Civilied-Divorce-Uncivil/dp/1108713955]   Join us every weekend as we cover the unfolding events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that we tie into a wide range of topics on history and geopolitics. Please subscribe and like for more content.

Episode 0: Paul D'Anieri interview, author of Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War

Youtube link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2GUSU5F7s&t=0s].  This interview covers a wide range of topics related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the current conflict there.  Dr. Paul D'Anieri is a  Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard University, where he conducted research and wrote the book, Ukraine and Russia: From Civilised Divorce to Uncivil War, which was published in December 2019 by Cambridge University Press.

EP1: Ukraine/Russia, Putin's psychology, and risk of global nuclear conflict - Dr. Paul D'Anieri

In this wide-ranging conversation, Sirish Pulusani and Professor Paul D'Anieri discuss the latest developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine, Putin's end game, the chances of nuclear war and the likelihood of global conflict, and potential resolutions to the war.     Watch us on Youtube [https://youtu.be/7QrbmFKi0SA].  TIMESTAMPS:   00:00 Intro  02:28 Latest developments and increasing escalation in the war  08:01 Has Russia turned into a totalitarian state?  11:47 What are the chances Putin will be taken out?   14:06 Putin's psychology - what will he do when backed into a corner with no other choices?  24:42 Mutually assured destruction and risk of nuclear war  32:32 Does the language the West is using have the potential to escalate this conflict into global war?  39:52 Oligarch influence, Roman Ambramovich and the sale of Chelsea Football Club. Is Putin's Russia the largest organized crime syndicate in the world?   49:00 What ends this conflict? Does regime change happen without Putin being taken out?  52:35 Does Regime Change ever work?  1:02:21 Other conflicts in the world deserve attention as well, Trevor Noah's comments Dr. Paul  D'Anieri is a  Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard University, where he conducted research and wrote the book, Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War, which was published in December 2019 by Cambridge University Press. Watch my previous interview with Paul as this invasion first started here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2GUSU5F7s].    Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War by Dr. Paul D'Anieri [https://www.amazon.com/Ukraine-Russia-Civilied-Divorce-Uncivil/dp/1108713955].   Join us every weekend as we cover the unfolding events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine that we tie into a wide range of topics on history and geopolitics. Please subscribe and like for more content.