What did the West get wrong about Russia and Ukraine?

TGG HAS A SUBSTACK!Since the last episode, Pyotr started a Substack where he shares his reflections on interviews and produces backgrounders to current or emerging events.Subscribe here: https://substack.com/profile/112732172-pyotr-s-kurzin?utm_source=user-menu.Episode OutlineOn Nov 28th, 2022, Pyotr met with Alex Vindman for an in-person interview at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where Vindman is a fellow. Alex and Pyotr had a wide-ranging conversation - some topics like Taiwan or US-China rivalries, are available exclusively to Patreons - but questions on this podcast episode include: What is the status of democracy vs autocracy?How much is the West to blame for what happened in 2022? Where is the Russian airforce and why hasn't it been used? What could the endgame look like and the prospect of negotiations?This event was done in collaboration with Johns Hopkin's Foreign Policy Institute. Many thanks especially to Sophia Salazar RA for helping arrange the talk!Guest ProfileAlex Vindman - a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army and former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. He is authoring the book: Here, Right Matters: An American Story & currently pursuing his doctorate degree at Johns Hopkins. You can access additional, unpublished content/questions from Alex Vindman's interview too, by visiting Patreon and pledging as little as $2 a month!Support the showConsidering Chipping in to Global Gambit (GG)This isn't possible without you - the listener. My goal is to bring entertaining yet enlightening content to you, make complex, technical issues more relatable to you, and enable you to engage on topics you care about and for better people from all origins or professions. So, if any of those resonate with you, consider chipping to the GG, as allows me to improve its quality and elevate the experience for you. And if you're unable able to do that - no worries. Please leave a review, or share GG. This small action has BIG impact in helping it grow and broaden its visibility to more audiences. Links Pyotr' Twitter: https://twitter.com/pkurzin?lang=en TGG Twitter: https://twitter.com/theglobalgambit Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/login?ru=%2Ftheglobalgambit Substack: https://pyotrskurzin.substack.com/ Subscribe to Substack Read as well as listen as l overthink for you: https://substack.com/@pyotrskurzinFollow The ShowX/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PKurzin YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7-TPqKMViddKZeo4K2P2jg/ Support The ShowPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/theglobalgambitBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theglobalgambitLeave a quick rating—it's free, easy, and honestly, the least you can do after I've blessed your ears with such wisdom. Where would you be without me? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.