Carnegie Politika podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Andrei Lankov, a professor at Kookmin University in Seoul, to discuss the outcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to North Korea.
Putin has visited North Korea for the first time in 24 years. The visit reflects the two countries' deepening alignment amid Pyongyang's active support for Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Andrei Lankov provides insights into the signals being exchanged between Moscow and Pyongyang, and addresses the question of whether a real alliance might be on the cards.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Balazs Jarabik, an alumnus of the Carnegie Endowment and former head of the political analysis and coordination department at the EU’s advisory mission to Ukraine, to discuss the situation inside the war-torn country as the U.S. embarks on separate talks with Russia and Ukraine.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Yanmei Xie, an independent researcher, and David Rennie, the geopolitics editor at The Economist, to discuss the theory behind the recent pivot in U.S. foreign policy toward Russia.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Felicia Schwartz, defense and foreign policy correspondent for the Financial Times, and Eric Green, a senior non-resident fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, to discuss the sudden pivot in U.S. foreign policy and the latest developments in U.S.-Russia talks and the war in Ukraine.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Sophia Besch, a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, to discuss Europe’s role in supporting Ukraine, German defense policy, and the future of Germany’s relationship with Russia amid the upcoming Bundestag elections.
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Eric Ciaramella, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia program, to discuss potential peace talks on Ukraine and what it would take to reach a deal.