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Before Putin Backs Down, He Will Double Down - Deep State Radio

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

The war in Ukraine continues with major Ukrainian cities either under seige or facing future shelling. DSR host David Rothkopf brings together Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University; Ambassador Douglas Lute, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; and Ambassador Bill Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to discuss the current situation on the ground in Ukraine and potential paths forward in the conflict. Is deescalation possible? How bad will it this get for Ukrainian civilians stuck in Kharkiv and Kyiv? What is left for NATO to do to push back against Putin? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions at the consequential moment in history...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

What Could Putin Throw at Ukraine? Look at What He Did to Syria - Bloomberg

Monday, February 28, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

For those shocked by images of Ukrainian civilians targeted by Russian air strikes, I have one word for you: Syria. Moscow’s indiscriminate bombing campaign in Syria in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal war against his own people — including attacks on hospitals, schools, residential neighborhoods and markets — killed thousands of civilians. Its year-long military offensive in the rebel-held province of Idlib in 2019 was particularly savage, forcing as many as 1.4 million people from their homes...

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

Sanctions will slam Russian economy but won't stop Putin, foreign affairs expert says - Sinclair Broadcasting

Monday, February 28, 2022

News Type: USIP in the News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the alert level of their nuclear forces and warned of extreme consequences for any country that attempts to interfere with the invasion into Ukraine. Russia has the world's largest nuclear stockpile and the announcement has many fearing the start of a third world war...

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