One month ago, the day after the US presidential election, Vladimir Putin delivered what can only be described as a victory speech.
Speaking in Sochi, Putin declared that “before our very eyes, an entirely new world order is emerging, unlike anything we’ve seen before.” The Kremlin leader added that the “current of global politics, the mainstream, is flowing in a direction opposite to the aspirations of the West.”
So is Putin right? Is this the end of the world order as we know it? On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with James Sherr of the International Center for Defense and Security and Casey Michel, author of the recently published book Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World. Enjoy…
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SHOW NOTES
Casey Michel’s new book Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World can be purchased here. His 2021 book American Kleptocracy: How The US Created the Greatest Money Laundering Machine in History can be purchased here. Casey’s published works can be accessed here.
James Sherr’s recently published work can be accessed here and here.
Mikhail Zygar’s Substack article “Putin and Defeated Liberalism.” which was referenced in the podcast, can be accessed here. Mikhail Zygar’s highly-recommended Substack newsletter The Last Pioneer can be accessed here.
Timothy Snyder’s Substack article, “Trumpomuskovia,” which was referenced in the podcast, can be accessed here. Timothy Snyder’s highly recommended Substack newsletter, Thinking About, can be accessed here.
The Power Vertical Newsletter on Substack can be accessed here. Recently published work by Brian Whitmore can be accessed here, here, and here.