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Carnegie Politika Podcast
The Carnegie Politika Podcast delivers world-class analysis on what’s happening in Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Every month, Russia expert Alexander Gabuev talks to Carnegie scholars and regional analysts on the ground to respond to emerging regional trends, the future of Russian geopolitics, and how the region is shaping the world.
Episodes
- Carnegie Politika Podcast
What Does the Post-Prigozhin Russian Regime Look Like?
Just two months ago, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the infamous Wagner mercenary army, dominated global headlines after his short-lived mutiny against the Russian…
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The Vilnius Summit: A Turning Point for NATO and Ukraine
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Sophia Besch, a fellow at the Carnegie Europe Program, and Eric Ciaramello, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia and…
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Is the End in Sight in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict?
Alex Gabuev is joined by Tom de Waal, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, and Anna Ohanyan, a nonresident senior scholar at Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia…
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What’s Behind Xi Jinping’s Visit to Moscow?
Why did Xi Jinping choose to visit Moscow at a time when Russia has been ostracized by the global community for its invasion of Ukraine? Did both sides get…
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Who’s Winning the Energy War Between Russia and the West?
Podcast host Alexander Gabuev and Sergei Vakulenko, a new non-resident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, discuss the energy dimension of the ongoing…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat Next in Russia’s War Against Ukraine?
Podcast host Alexander Gabuev discusses what the next few months may have in store together with Dara Massicot, senior policy researcher at the RAND…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWatching Russia From Afar
As we relaunch our Russia-focused podcast under the Carnegie Politika brand, FT correspondent Polina Ivanova and economist-in-exile Sergei Guriev join podcast…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat’s Happening in Kazakhstan?
This podcast episode focuses on the recent upheaval in Kazakhstan and what to expect moving forward. What and who was behind the recent unrest in Kazakhstan?…
Carnegie Politika PodcastCan Digital Sovereignty Ever Be More Than a Myth in Russia?
What are the roots and drivers of the digital sovereignty narrative in Russian politics? Is there any Russian alternative to foreign 5G technology? How…
Carnegie Politika PodcastChina’s Nuclear Expansion
What are the driving forces and goals behind China’s nuclear build-up? Should the ongoing U.S.-Russian arms control talks take into account Chinese progress?…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat’s the Kremlin's Strategy on the European Energy Crunch?
Is the German regulator’s suspension of the certification process for Nord Stream 2 technical, or political? Why isn’t Gazprom cashing in while prices are so…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHow Has Coronavirus Transformed International Relations and Russia’s Foreign Policy?
The pandemic has failed to bring geopolitical rivals together, but has it created new divisions, or merely amplified existing disagreements? And have any…
Carnegie Politika PodcastDissecting the State Duma Elections
Podcast host Alexander Gabuev is joined by Elizaveta Fokht, a reporter with the BBC Russian Service, and Andrew Roth, Moscow correspondent for The Guardian, to…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat Are the Implications of the Afghanistan Crisis for Central Asia?
Nargis Kassenova, a senior fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies’ program on Central Asia, and Temur Umarov, a research consultant at…
Carnegie Politika PodcastA Closer Look at Russia’s New National Security Strategy
How does the latest version of Russia’s National Security Strategy differ from the last one, released in 2015? Does the inclusion in it of environmental issues…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhere Will the Crackdown in Belarus End?
“Repression is spreading like gas in a room: as long as there’s space there, it’s going to expand.” What’s Alexander Lukashenko’s game plan in Belarus? Could…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat’s the Point of the Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Russia?
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Andrey Movchan, a nonresident scholar in the Economic Policy Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center, and Maria Shagina, a…
Carnegie Politika PodcastRussia and the Indo-Pacific
In the wake of the first summit of the Quad countries (the United States, Japan, Australia, and India), this episode of the podcast focuses on the grouping’s…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHas Russia’s COVID Vaccine Gotten Lost In Politics?
Is Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as successful as the Kremlin claims? Are political considerations really preventing it from getting approval in…
Carnegie Politika PodcastIs There Any Hope for Russia-Japan Relations Without Abe?
How will Russian-Japanese relations be affected by the departure of Japan’s longtime prime minister, Shinzo Abe? What drove his policy of active engagement of…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat's Europe’s Strategy for Managing China and Russia?
Alex Gabuev is joined by Janka Oertel, director of the Asia program at the European Council on Foreign Relations, to discuss changing attitudes in Europe…
Carnegie Politika PodcastManaging the Great-Power Competition Between Russia and the U.S.
What are the main risks from the current state of competition between Moscow and Washington? Is there a pragmatic agenda on which both sides are interested in…
Carnegie Politika PodcastAre Russia’s Protests a Serious Threat to the Kremlin?
How significant are the mass protests that swept Russia last Saturday and look set to be repeated this weekend? Has the Kremlin lost the battle for people's…
Carnegie Politika PodcastCentral Asia: Between China and Russia
Will China be able to replace Russia as a security provider in Central Asia? What does China bring to the region that Russia has not, and what role is there…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHow Has Coronavirus Altered the Debate on Digital Surveillance?
Has the hyping of foreign cyber influence in recent years overshadowed the need to address domestic disinformation? What would a democratic alliance on data…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat (If Anything) Does Russia Expect From Biden?
Most new U.S. administrations are greeted with hopes for a new era in U.S.-Russian relations, but does anyone in Russia expect anything positive to come of a…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat’s In Store for North Korea After U.S. Elections?
It’s been relatively quiet on the Korean Peninsula for the past two years, but is this the calm before the storm? What will North Korea do to ensure it remains…
Carnegie Politika PodcastTipping Point in the Karabakh Crisis: What Next?
If diplomacy fails to end the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Nagorno-Karabakh, what’s next for the troubled region? Turkey escalated the conflict; now…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat Does the Future Hold for Belarus?
Podcast host Alexander Gabuev is joined by Yevgeny Preigerman, founder and director of the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations; Nataliya…
Carnegie Politika PodcastRussian Foreign Policy in a Post-Pandemic World
The coronavirus pandemic has only intensified the rivalry between the United States and China, hastening the advent of a new era of bipolarity. How can Russia…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHow Effective Is Digital Surveillance In the Fight Against the Coronavirus?
China deployed an array of digital surveillance tools as part of its response to the coronavirus outbreak. Russia is trying to use similar technology but with…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHow Deep Are China's Roots in Russia's Far East?
Russia-China relations get a lot of coverage in Moscow, but what’s the view from Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East? Carnegie’s Alex Gabuev talks to Ivan Zuenko…
Carnegie Politika PodcastCoronavirus and the Battlefields of the US-China Trade War
Could Coronavirus actually be a boost for the Chinese government? Is it better to be spied on by China or the United States? Is Russia really serious about its…
Carnegie Politika PodcastWhat's It Like to Be a Foreign Correspondent in Russia?
In this episode of the Carnegie Moscow Center podcast, host Alex Gabuev talks to two foreign correspondents currently based in Moscow. Robyn Dixon recently…
Carnegie Politika PodcastIs Russia Late to the Chinese Gas Market Party?
In December, Gazprom launched its 8,000-km Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China. Sergei Kapitonov, an energy analyst at the Skolkovo School of Management…
Carnegie Politika PodcastFive Years After Crimea, How Is Russian Trade Doing?
Changes in foreign trade—the backbone of economic prosperity for Putin’s Russia—reflect the giant shifts in Moscow’s relations with the outside world. Five…
Carnegie Politika PodcastHow Is Russia's Pivot to Asia Working Out?
In September 2014, following the annexation of Crimea, the outbreak of war in the Donbas, and the introduction of the first Western sanctions against Russia…