Silicon Curtain

Silicon Bites - #61 - If he Chooses to There are More than 10 Ways Trump can Completely Screw Russia


Listen Later

Edition No61 | 15-11-2024 - This episode focuses on opportunities for

the Trump administration to win in Ukraine. It does not mean he will
adopt them or be minded to embrace similar measures. Only the choices he
makes, and discernible actions he takes when his administration assumes
power, will tell the truth about what’s in his mind. His choices may
also be guided by events, rather than any premeditated strategy. That
means we need to be agile, and ready to inject ideas and opportunities
into policy, as there may be a deficit of them within the
administration. Especially if Putin turns on Trump, or vice versa.
~~~~~
CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Ten ways to screw up Russia
00:09:25 One - Response to escalation
00:15:00 Two - Indifference to Biden's red lines
00:19:52 Three - Drill to deflate oil prices
00:22:05 Four - Divide China from Russia
00:26:05 Five - Demand peace, with ultimatums
00:27:51 Six - Enforce component sanctions on adversaries and allies
00:30:18 Seven - Deter and degrade Russia's proxies and partners
00:31:51 Eight - Destroy NATO's credibility
00:36:13 Nine - Provocations escalate
00:40:26 Ten - Russian hubris triggers Trump
00:44:51 Summary
~~~~~
SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER
A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of
Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to
Ukraine's frontline towns.
https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras
~~~~~
But a hallmark of his tenure in the Oval office is likely to be
uncertainty and surprise. Of course, this is the opposite of the
crushingly predictable, obvious, and cautious actions of Biden, guided
by the Sullivan Doctrine. Soft appeasement and self-deterring
de-escalation have given way to uncertainty. This episode is intended to
be a catalyst of ideas, and to stimulate the pro-Ukraine community to
seek opportunity, not despair. Whether consciously or accidentally, here
are ten ways that Trump could screw Russia.
Those who voted for Trump see an opportunity, those who opposed him see
only drs closing, and incipient authoritarianism and chaos. Russian
propaganda is expert at driving this edge wider and making it more
toxic. It’s incumbent on us to find ways to close the gap in perception,
and counter propagandistic narratives.
Trump made his core campaign slogan – close to commitment – to stop the
wars. - War does not stop. Wars will not stop. The move towards
rules-based global competitor has turned to scrabbling rivalry,
increasingly fractious and lawless.
We call it the international order – others just see the biggest gang on
the street. We’ve not seen that it’s gone, while countries in the
periphery of it will likely not mourn its passing, because in the
short-term it’s in their financial interests. The long-term stability of
international order probably always seemed contingent for them on the
maintenance on Western military hegemony. That’s passing too.
----------
SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain
https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain
----------
TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:
Save Ukraine
https://www.saveukraineua.org/
Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas
https://superhumans.com/en/
UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in
Ukraine
https://unbroken.org.ua/
Come Back Alive
https://savelife.in.ua/en/
Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen
https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine
UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy
https://u24.gov.ua/
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
https://prytulafoundation.org
NGO “Herojam Slava”
https://heroiamslava.org/
kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and
Przemyśl
https://kharpp.com/
NOR DOG Animal Rescue
https://www.nor-dog.org/home/
----------

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Silicon CurtainBy Jonathan Fink

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

67 ratings


More shows like Silicon Curtain

View all
War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans

War on the Rocks

1,083 Listeners

The Eastern Border by Kristaps Andrejsons

The Eastern Border

816 Listeners

Russian Roulette by Center for Strategic and International Studies

Russian Roulette

149 Listeners

In Moscow's Shadows by Mark Galeotti

In Moscow's Shadows

352 Listeners

Global Security Briefing by The Royal United Services Institute

Global Security Briefing

22 Listeners

One Decision by Situation Room Studios

One Decision

82 Listeners

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler by Podmasters

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

156 Listeners

Ukrainecast by BBC News

Ukrainecast

406 Listeners

Ukraine: The Latest by The Telegraph

Ukraine: The Latest

1,815 Listeners

Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado by Silverado Policy Accelerator

Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado

149 Listeners

Battleground by Goalhanger

Battleground

314 Listeners

The Foreign Affairs Interview by Foreign Affairs Magazine

The Foreign Affairs Interview

423 Listeners

Privateer Station: War In Ukraine by Privateer

Privateer Station: War In Ukraine

47 Listeners

Battle Lines by The Telegraph

Battle Lines

175 Listeners

Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl by Decoding Geopolitics

Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

15 Listeners