Analyzing Russia's military advances (with Fred Kagan and Mason Clark)

How did Russia's invasion of Ukraine unfold? What's next for Ukraine? Fred Kagan, Director of AEI's Critical Threats Project and Mason Clark, Lead Russia Analyst at the Institute for the Study of War join Giselle, Dalibor and Iulia to dissect these questions.Mason describes the geography of Russia's military offensive and the state of Ukraine's military resistance. Fred gives his analysis of Biden's intelligence sharing strategy and Putin's goals from the start of his escalation. Our hosts connect Mason and Fred's to what they've learned in past episodes and share their thoughts on the world's response to war in Ukraine.References: Sanctions Are Not Enough (The Dispatch), Giselle Donnelly; Putin vs. the West: The Russia-Ukraine crisis and the future of the post–Cold War order (AEI Event), Fred Kagan and Leon Aron

Om Podcasten

Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”