Georgia and Moldova choose between Europe and Russia in critical elections.
Vladimir Putin flouts his international isolation, hosting the leaders of China, India, Brazil, and South Africa at the BRICS summit in Kazan.
And North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un lends Russia a helping hand in its colonial war of aggression against Ukraine by sending thousands of troops.
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore unpacks it all with Jeff Mankoff of the National Defense University’s Institute for National Strategic Studies and author of the must-read book Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security. Enjoy…
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Jeff Mankoff’s book, Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security, can be purchased here. His other published works can be accessed here and here.
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