The “Mosquitos and Heat and Sweaty and Eww” Edition

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and U.S.-Iran relations with insights from Lawfare colleagues.

This week, Scott sat down with his Lawfare colleagues Ukraine Fellow Anastasiia Lapatina and Managing Editor Tyler McBrien, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week’s big news in national security, including: “The Empire Strikes Out.” Russia’s ground offensive in Ukraine appears to have hit some stiff resistance with it losing territory over the past calendar year in the face of a strong defense by Ukrainian forces—including strikes on Russian supply lines in Russia—and growing manpower shortages and economic pressures at home. But Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be compensating with one of the most brutal air campaigns in recent memory, including a massive aerial attack on Kyiv this week that forced tens of thousands of Ukrainians to shelter in place—including our own Nastya. What signs are there for optimism—or for caution—on the future of Russia’s war of aggression? And how will positive developments on the battlefield for Ukraine impact Russia’s demands at the negotiating table? “Strait Trippin’.” On Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco…

People in this episode

Host: Scott

Guests: Anastasiia Lapatina, Tyler McBrien, Ariane Tabatabai

Topics covered

• national security
• Russia-Ukraine conflict
• U.S.-Iran relations
• military strategy
• geopolitical analysis

Keywords

• Russia
• Ukraine
• national security
• military strategy
• Iran
• Vladimir Putin
• U.S. foreign policy
• geopolitics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lawfare Institute, U.S., Iran

Places: Ukraine

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