On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson speaks to Dr. Fiona Hill to better understand Putin's motivations for invading Ukraine

Guest Bio

Fiona Hill is a senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She recently served as deputy assistant to the president and senior director for European and Russian affairs on the National Security Council from 2017 to 2019. From 2006 to 2009, she served as national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at The National Intelligence Council. https://www.brookings.edu/experts/fiona-hill/

Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson

Read, Watch, Listen

Mr. Putin by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy – https://www.brookings.edu/book/mr-putin-new-and-expanded/

There's Nothing for You Here by Fiona Hill – https://www.brookings.edu/books/there-is-nothing-for-you-here-finding-opportunity-in-the-twenty-first-century/

The Age of the Strongman by Giddeon Rachman – https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705318/the-age-of-the-strongman-by-gideon-rachman/

The Rest is History Podcast – https://play.acast.com/s/the-rest-is-history-podcast

Recording Date: 2 May 2022.

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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.