Video Link (with timestamps): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGqBsNqtC4  Dr. Paul  D'Anieri is a Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard Univers ..read more

The audio levels at the beginning of the interview take a minute to normalize.   In this wide-ranging discussion, Professor Paul D’Anieri and Sirish Pulusani discuss if Russia is heading for a catastrophic defeat in Ukraine; Francis Fukuyama's latest prediction (author of the End of History), and the implications of a no-fly zone in Ukraine - does it start global conflict and really end history? Did the US wars in the Middle East reduce our moral authority to make bold moves on the international stage? What should the United States response be to the unfolding events in Ukraine? Video Lin ..read more

Youtube link.  This interview covers a wide range of topics related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the current conflict there.  Dr. Paul D'Anieri is a  Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was ..read more

In this wide-ranging conversation, Sirish Pulusani and Professor Paul D'Anieri discuss the latest developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine, Putin's end game, the chances of nuclear war and the likelihood of global conflict, and potential resolutions to the war.     Watch us on Youtube.  TIMESTAMPS:   00:00 Intro  02:28 Latest developments and increasing escalation in the war  08:01 Has Russia turned into a totalitarian state?  11:47 What are the chances Putin will be taken out?   14:06 Putin's psychology - what will he do when backed into a corner ..read more

Video Link (with timestamps): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMGqBsNqtC4  Dr. Paul  D'Anieri is a Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was the Eugene and Daymel Sklar Research Fellow at Harvard Univers ..read more

The audio levels at the beginning of the interview take a minute to normalize.   In this wide-ranging discussion, Professor Paul D’Anieri and Sirish Pulusani discuss if Russia is heading for a catastrophic defeat in Ukraine; Francis Fukuyama's latest prediction (author of the End of History), and the implications of a no-fly zone in Ukraine - does it start global conflict and really end history? Did the US wars in the Middle East reduce our moral authority to make bold moves on the international stage? What should the United States response be to the unfolding events in Ukraine? Video Lin ..read more

Youtube link.  This interview covers a wide range of topics related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the current conflict there.  Dr. Paul D'Anieri is a  Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.  Paul is a political scientist specializing in politics and international relations in the former Soviet Union, focusing on Ukraine and Russia. He has been called “one of the leading scholars of the study of contemporary Ukraine," and has written a number of books and articles about the politics of Ukraine.  In 2017, he was ..read more

In this wide-ranging conversation, Sirish Pulusani and Professor Paul D'Anieri discuss the latest developments in the ongoing war in Ukraine, Putin's end game, the chances of nuclear war and the likelihood of global conflict, and potential resolutions to the war.     Watch us on Youtube.  TIMESTAMPS:   00:00 Intro  02:28 Latest developments and increasing escalation in the war  08:01 Has Russia turned into a totalitarian state?  11:47 What are the chances Putin will be taken out?   14:06 Putin's psychology - what will he do when backed into a corner ..read more