As Ukraine continues to make incremental gains in its counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces in the east, Moscow is conducting a quieter offensive of its own in other parts of the former Soviet Union.
With the world’s attention on Ukraine, the Kremlin is stealthily — and sometimes not so stealthily — seeking to consolidate hegemony over Belarus, Georgia, and Moldova.
So how is Moscow’s other, quieter, war progressing? And what can be done to stop it?
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Jeff Mankoff, a Distinguished Research Fellow at National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies and author of the recently published book Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security. Enjoy…
SHOW NOTES
Jeff Mankoff’s article in Foreign Policy, “Next Door to Ukraine, Moscow’s Grip is Tightening,” which was cited and discussed on the podcast, can be accessed here.
Giorgi Kandelaki’s article for The Atlantic Council, “Russia is losing in Ukraine, but winning in Georgia,” which was discussed on the podcast, can be accessed here.
Brian Whitmore’s article in Foreign Policy, “A Ukrainian Victory Would Liberate Eastern Europe,” can be accessed here.