Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch

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Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch episodes

May 27, 2022 Inside the West’s Economic War Against Russia: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 27, 2022)
May 27, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Maria Shagina (Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies) about the economic war the West is waging against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
In-depth analysis of the state of current sanctions, their impact on Russia now and in the medium to long term, what more can be done to ratchet up the pressure, the role that China is playing in the current economic confrontation and whether sanctions will have the desired effect in the end.
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @Maria_Shagina
53 min
May 15, 2022 How effective is the Russian military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 15, 2022)
May 15, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Dara Massicot (Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and formerly an analyst on Russian military capabilities at the US Department of Defense) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
In-depth analysis of why the Russian military has performed so poorly at each stage of the conflict, botched river crossings in Donbas, possibility of annexation of Kherson and other parts of occupied Ukrainian territories and implications of such action on the possible employment of nuclear weapons in this conflict.
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1 hr 5 min
May 09, 2022 How Moskva Was Sunk: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 8, 2022)
May 8, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and US Navy Capt. Chris Carlson (Ret.) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces.
Discussion of how the cruiser Moskva may have been sunk, the implications for Black Sea fleet, the importance of Snake Island, update on Donbas offensive and how a Russian mobilization may unfold.
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1 hr 5 min
May 01, 2022 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
1 hr 3 min
April 25, 2022 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
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1 hr 2 min
April 10, 2022 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...
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58 min
April 04, 2022 Science of War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine and implications for Taiwan (April 3, 2022)
April 3, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces and implications of the conflict for Taiwan and its defense with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Ivan Kanapathy (former Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia on the National Security Council and US military attache in Taiwan, now Vice President at Beacon Global Strategies).

Topics: Russian withdrawal from the northwest, is threat to Kyiv/Odessa/Kharkiv over, what's next in the Donbas, what is the endgame in the south, how real is the threat to Finland and Sweden if they move forward with NATO accession, what lessons can Taiwan learn from Ukraine, how capable is China at amphibious landings and suppression of air defenses, and much more!
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1 hr 3 min
March 28, 2022 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
58 min
March 21, 2022 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)
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53 min
March 14, 2022 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
1 hr 1 min

About Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch

From the publisher's feed

In-depth conversations on the conflicts and rivalries shaping our world, explored in the detail the subject deserves. Dmitri Alperovitch speaks with the military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomats, historians, and strategists who shape events and study them closely — on the war in Ukraine, strategic competition with China and the future of Taiwan, nuclear deterrence, sanctions and semiconductors, and the changing character of warfare. Throughout, the aim is to understand not merely what has happened, but why — and what is likely to follow.