A Tale of Two Speeches: U.S.-Russian Relations Through the Lens of Munich

War on the Rocks · Mar 2, 2016 · 1h 6m

We're going to try something a little different with this episode of the podcast, and I think you're going to like it. If you listened to our last episode, you know our focus was on the Munich Security Conference – a major annual event that hosts heads of state, ministers of foreign affairs and defense, thought leaders, and, this year, whisky-swilling editors like me. In this episode, the focus is Russia, and especially U.S. Russian relations. To do that, we tell a story that starts with Vladimir Putin's 2007 speech at the Munich Security Conference and ends with Russian Prime Minister…