Is NATO Misreading Putin’s Risk Appetite?

About this episode

The episode discusses NATO's understanding of Russia's military strategies and potential threats.

Podcast host Alexander Gabuev is joined by Carolina Drüten, security correspondent for Die Welt, and Joseph Verbovszky, co-director of the German Wargaming Center, to discuss the first public wargame in Germany that lays bare how Russia could potentially attack NATO territory and how the alliance may react.

People in this episode

Host: Alexander Gabuev

Guests: Carolina Drüten, Joseph Verbovszky

Topics covered

• NATO
• Russia
• security
• wargaming
• military strategy
• international relations

Keywords

• NATO
• Putin
• Russia
• wargaming
• security
• military
• Germany
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Die Welt, German Wargaming Center

Places: Germany, NATO, Russia

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