War in Ukraine: Update from Kyiv

Hosted by Dr. Jessica Genauer. Analysis of the war in Ukraine, as well as deep-dives into warfighting strategy and leadership.

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  • 141. ANALYSIS: Marlene Laruelle on the ideology of Russia’s regime, connection to far-right movements in Europe and why Putin’s maintains popularity in Russia
    Nov 14, 2023 – 23:34
  • 140. PERSPECTIVE: Former US soldier Carl ”Grinch” Larson on fighting in the International Legion for the Defense of Ukraine
    Oct 9, 2023 – 24:08
  • 139. UPDATE: Maksym Yali on life in Kyiv and possible gains for the counteroffensive before winter
    Sep 26, 2023 – 10:55
  • 138. ANALYSIS: Miriam Hess on Ramzan Kadyrov’s place in Russian politics; Chechen fighters on both sides in the war in Ukraine; and the future of the Republic of Chechnya
    Sep 4, 2023 – 23:28
  • 137. ANALYSIS: Mark McNamee on Ukraine’s economic opportunities and challenges
    Aug 12, 2023 – 26:34
  • 136. ANALYSIS: Catrina Doxsee on Wagner mutiny, Prigozhin’s relationship to Putin, and the future of the Wagner group
    Jul 29, 2023 – 30:42
  • 135. ANALYSIS: James Acuna on intelligence drones, open source intelligence, the information domain and the war in Ukraine
    Jun 25, 2023 – 25:30
  • 134. ANALYSIS: Yvonne Breitwieser-Faria on forced deportations of Ukrainian children, allegations of genocide, and implications of the ICC arrest warrant for President Putin
    Jun 3, 2023 – 23:21
  • 133. ANALYSIS: Edward Price evaluates on-going risks, Ukraine’s financial strategy, and global economic implications of the war in Ukraine
    May 23, 2023 – 16:33
  • 132. ANALYSIS: Alexander Titov on Russian imperialism, and mechanisms of territorial appropriation, in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
    May 8, 2023 – 20:37
  • 131. UPDATE: Maksym Yali on expected Ukrainian counteroffensive - when, where and what’s at stake
    May 6, 2023 – 13:41
  • 130. ANALYSIS: Daria Isachenko on Turkey-Russia relations, Nagorno-Karabach, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and trajectory of relations in 2023
    Apr 13, 2023 – 23:13
  • 129. ANALYSIS: Oleksa Drachewych on echoes of history in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - implications of Bolshevik revolution; use of WWII narratives & brutal historical echoes in Russia’s invasion
    Mar 13, 2023 – 22:37
  • 128. DEEP DIVE: Jenny Mathers on heroism, gender and war - in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
    Mar 8, 2023 – 29:42
  • 127. ANALYSIS: Luca Anceschi on Central Asia and Russia’s invasion - recalibration of relations with Moscow, role of China in the region & view of the invasion from the region
    Mar 5, 2023 – 17:44
  • 126. ANALYSIS: Pavel Slunkin on Belarus’ position vis-a-vis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Lukashenka’s relationship to Putin, and whether Belarus would participate in a direct invasion of Ukraine
    Feb 24, 2023 – 33:57
  • 125. ANALYSIS: Benjamin Herscovitch on China and Russia - China’s position vis-a-vis Russia’s invasion, how this position might change in 2023 & shape China’s approach to Taiwan
    Feb 16, 2023 – 31:39
  • 124. ANALYSIS: Catrina Doxsee with a deep dive into Wagner’s relationship to the Russian state, changes in Prigozhin’s behavior and global security implications
    Feb 13, 2023 – 26:44
  • 123. PERSPECTIVE: Kanykei Tursunbaeva and Mark Neville on operating under conditions of war, photography in conflict zones, and the project ’Stop Tanks with Books’
    Feb 7, 2023 – 19:22
  • 122. ANALYSIS: Niklas Masuhr on the Wagner group - activities, involvement in Ukraine, military and political implications
    Feb 2, 2023 – 18:19
  • 121. ANALYSIS: Bastian Brinkmann on Germany, weapon supplies to Ukraine, and Russia’s invasion
    Jan 26, 2023 – 18:19
  • 120. ANALYSIS: Lucan Way on Revolution and Dictatorship: durablility of the Soviety Union, legacies for Putn’s regime, & trajectory of the war in Ukraine
    Jan 21, 2023 – 22:47
  • 119. ANALYSIS: Keir Giles on Russia’s War on Everybody and the war in Ukraine
    Jan 9, 2023 – 24:56
  • 118. UPDATE: Maksym Yali forecasts trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine in 2023
    Jan 8, 2023 – 15:59
  • 117. UPDATE: Maksym Yali on attacks on Kyiv & Putin’s ’ceasefire’ declaration
    Jan 7, 2023 – 10:33
  • 116. ANALYSIS: Greta Uehling on ’Everyday War’ in Ukraine - how Russia’s war in Ukraine has impacted civilian lives since 2014
    Dec 21, 2022 – 18:41
  • 115. ANALYSIS: James Rodgers on Russia’s media environment: foreign reporting from Moscow, changes from the 1990s to today, and the sharp turn since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
    Dec 16, 2022 – 22:36
  • 114. ANALYSIS: Paul Goode on Russian nationalism and the war in Ukraine
    Dec 5, 2022 – 27:27
  • 113. UPDATE: Maksym Yali on life in Kyiv after infrastructure attacks, Ukrainian resilience and resolve & what to expect on the battlefront over the winter
    Nov 29, 2022 – 13:54
  • 112. ANALYSIS: Alexander Lanoszka on military alliances, NATO’s response to war in Ukraine, and how the Ukraine war will shape military alliances in the twenty-first century
    Nov 25, 2022 – 19:17
  • 111. ANALYSIS: Una Bergmane on Baltic states’ independence; Soviet echoes in invasion of Ukraine; possiblity of Russian military clash with Baltic states & performative insanity in Russian rhetoric
    Nov 19, 2022 – 31:54
  • 110. ANALYSIS: Collin Koh on maritime security concerns in SEA - China / India maritime power; lessons learnt from maritime conflict in Ukraine war; and likelihood of a clash between China & Taiwan
    Nov 13, 2022 – 29:35
  • 109. ANALYSIS: Mack Tubridy reflects on Russian response to full-scale invasion, mobilization & the impact on Georgia of influx of Russian emigres
    Nov 8, 2022 – 15:36
  • 108. ANALYSIS: Botakoz Kassymbekova on the Soviet project as settler colonialism, legacies, & implications for the war in Ukraine
    Nov 6, 2022 – 32:12
  • 107. ANALYSIS: US Army Lieutenant Col. Paul Lushenko on drone warfare, legitimacy and the war in Ukraine
    Oct 29, 2022 – 26:58
  • 106. ANALYSIS: Stephan Fruehling on Russia’s nuclear threats, deterrence, China’s strategic interests and the war in Ukraine
    Oct 23, 2022 – 17:15
  • 105. DEEP DIVE: Ian Garner on the Battle of Stalingrad, national identity, war narratives, and echoes of these narratives in Putin’s rhetoric on Russia’s war in Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2022 – 19:12
  • 104. KYIV UPDATE: Maksym Yali comments on who likely bombed the Kerch Bridge & atmosphere in Kyiv following missile strikes
    Oct 15, 2022 – 13:42
  • 103. ANALYSIS: Denis Kazakiewicz on Belarus, the war in Ukraine, recent joint Russia-Belarus military group, how the war affects the Belarusian population & impacts Lukashenko’s grip on power
    Oct 12, 2022 – 22:21
  • 102. ANALYSIS: Azamat Junisbai reflects on Kazakh identity, Russian dominance, the war in Ukraine, and the process of decolonizing one’s own mind
    Oct 10, 2022 – 27:02
  • 101: ANALYSIS: Lisa Gaufman on Putin’s incoherent ideology, and mobilization as a tipping point for Putin’s legitimacy
    Oct 6, 2022 – 18:42
  • 100. ANALYSIS: Temur Umarov on Kazakhstan, relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine
    Oct 4, 2022 – 20:35
  • 99. ANALYSIS: Janis Kluge on the impact of sanctions on Russian economy, EU decoupling from Russian energy imports, Germany and the end of Nord Stream
    Oct 1, 2022 – 22:43
  • 98. ANALYSIS: Ivan Klyszcz on Russia’s mobilization and the North Caucasus - Dagestan, Chechnya, protests and mobilization
    Sep 30, 2022 – 14:21
  • 97. ANALYSIS: Marnie Howlett on Ukranian public opinion research - perspectives on territory, sovereignty and the war with Russia
    Sep 27, 2022 – 15:38
  • 96. ANALYSIS: Oleksandr Seredyuk on Russian colonialism, the war in Ukraine, and Russian disunity as Ukraine retakes captured territory
    Sep 20, 2022 – 29:17
  • 95. ANALYSIS: Maxim Alyukov and Andrei Semenov on Russian propaganda and the war in Ukraine - setbacks, changes & representations of the war in Russian state media versus social media
    Sep 17, 2022 – 19:52
  • 94. KYIV UPDATE: Oleksandr Kraiev with a view of the counteroffensive from Ukraine - restoring Ukraine’s 1991 borders, Russia’s logistical challenges, and comparing Ukrainian and Russian combat styles
    Sep 16, 2022 – 17:03
  • 93. ANALYSIS: Oxana Shevel on Ukraine’s pluralism, national identity, impact of Russian invasion and Ukraine’s future
    Sep 11, 2022 – 18:04
  • 92. ANALYSIS: Nona Shahnazarian on impacts of the war in Yerevan, Armenia - and the trauma of loss as fallout from conflict
    Sep 10, 2022 – 13:44
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    Informative and well versed in critical thought
    Great show that looks at an issue at more than a superficial level.
  • gabfanatico
    Excellent!
    Content is excellent! Thanks for changing the music, it’s much better now!
  • 8Heidles
    Read the room
    The guests are great…but the intro music and peppy host tone is just disrespectful to the subject matter . This isn’t a chat about summer fashion and Disneyland . It’s about genocide. . Please read the room .
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