Aftermath of Prigozhin’s Rebellion in Russia – BBC June 2023
My appearance yesterday on the BBC to discuss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion in Russia and its fallout…
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NBC5 DFW WITH BRIAN CURTIS – MAY 2023
University of Texas at Arlington professor Brian Whitmore talks with NBC 5’s Brian Curtis about being in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv during a Russian drone attack. Whitmore also shares … Continue reading
The China Syndrome
The debate in Washington and other Western capitals has been raging for years: which adversary, Russia or China, should the United States and its allies devote its resources to countering and containing? Continue reading
NBC-5 with Lili Zheng – September 2022
The families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia. Brian Whitmore weighs in. Continue reading
Putin’s Propaganda Fail
So what happened? And why? On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, news director at the New Lines magazine, contributing editor at The Daily Beast, and director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation, about Russia’s flailing propaganda effort and the latest developments on the ground. Continue reading
Putin’s Escalating War On Dissent
Vladimir Putin’s regime’s war on Russia’s opposition — and on dissent in general — is intensifying. Continue reading
Sanctioning Russia: Deterrence, Defense, and Containment
How do you sanction a problem like Russia? Continue reading
Truth, Lies, and Foreign Agents: The Kremlin’s War on RFE/RL
Russian courts have levied fines this year against the Moscow bureau of the U.S.-funded international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to label all of its content as the work of “foreign agents.” Continue reading
Dissidents and Exiles
Vladimir Putin’s autocratic regime is tightening the screws and turning up the pressure on the opposition. Continue reading
The Guns of April
Russia’s recent troop buildup near the Ukrainian border has gotten everybody’s attention. Continue reading