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How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar
Jun 26, 2026
39m 48s
Dr. Nina Khrushcheva: History, Evolution, and a View from Inside Russia
Jun 11, 2026
43m 45s
Shifting Tides in Ukraine - Lawrence Freedman on the Future of the War
May 29, 2026
33m 49s
War, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift?
May 14, 2026
41m 10s
The Ukrainian Defense Industry and Europe’s Untapped Arsenal
Apr 30, 2026
42m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 |  How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar | Max and Maria sit down with Kate Bondar, Senior Fellow at CSIS’s Wadhwani AI Center and expert on autonomous warfare, to discuss the role of drones in combat in Ukraine, including Russia’s innovation tactics and takeaways from the recent increase in strikes on Moscow and Kyiv. Mentioned: How Russia Is Building a Sovereign Drone Ecosystem for AI-Driven Autonomy | CSIS report by Kate Bondar Defining Autonomy: Why Software, Not Drones, Will Decide the Next War | CSIS report by Kate Bondar and Matt Mande Russia Is Building Tomorrow’s War Machine | Kate Bondar in The New York Times Feedback? Suggestions? Ideas to help us improve? Email us at erep@csis.org. If you love Russian Roulette, let us know by subscribing and leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts. Listen to our sister podcast, covering all things Europe through a Washington lens: CSIS Podcasts | The Eurofile | 39m 48s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Dr. Nina Khrushcheva: History, Evolution, and a View from Inside Russia✨ | Russian politicsKhrushchev family+3 | Dr. Nina Khrushcheva | CSIS | Center for Strategic and International StudiesProject Syndicate+4 | — | RussiaKhrushchev+6 | — | 43m 45s | |
| 5/29/26 |  Shifting Tides in Ukraine - Lawrence Freedman on the Future of the War✨ | Ukrainewar studies+3 | Sir Lawrence Freedman | King's College LondonCSIS | — | Ukrainewar+5 | — | 33m 49s | |
| 5/14/26 |  War, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift?✨ | Russian public opinioneconomy+4 | Dr. Sam Greene | King's College London | Russia | Russian public opinionPutin+5 | — | 41m 10s | |
| 4/30/26 |  The Ukrainian Defense Industry and Europe’s Untapped Arsenal✨ | Ukrainian defense industryEuropean defense+3 | Elina Ribakova | Foreign AffairsEurope’s Untapped Arsenal: Ukraine Has Forged the Defense Industry the Continent Desperately Needs | — | Ukrainian defenseEurope+5 | — | 42m 35s | |
| 4/23/26 |  The History of Russian Feminism with Julia Ioffe✨ | feminismhistory+3 | Julia Ioffe | MotherlandHarperCollins Publishers+2 | — | Motherlandfeminist history+3 | — | 43m 48s | |
| 4/2/26 |  How the Iran War and the Price of Oil Impact the Kremlin's Calculus✨ | foreign policyenergy markets+3 | Hanna NotteJanis Kluge | Kremlin | Iran | Iran warRussian foreign policy+3 | — | 48m 15s | |
| 3/20/26 |  BONUS EPISODE: What the Iran War Means for Russia✨ | politicsforeign policy+3 | Michael Kimmage | — | Russiathe Middle East | Iran WarRussian foreign policy+3 | — | 18m 44s | |
| 3/20/26 |  Transnational Corruption in Foreign Policy Today✨ | transnational corruptionforeign policy+3 | Alexander CooleyDaniel Nexon | The Age of Kleptocracy: Geopolitical Power, Private GainDictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics+2 | — | kleptocracygeopolitical power+3 | — | 53m 10s | |
| 3/5/26 |  Eric Ciaramella on How Europe Can Arm Ukraine✨ | military supportUkraine+3 | Eric Ciaramella | Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceForeign Affairs+2 | UkraineU.S.+1 | European statesmilitary support+3 | — | 47m 27s | |
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| 2/26/26 |  Four Years of the War in Ukraine (Live Event)✨ | warpolitics+3 | Hanna NotteJP Gresh+1 | We Shall Outlast Them: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the WestCSIS+3 | RussiaUkraine | Russia's full-scale invasionfour-year anniversary+3 | — | 1h 06m 42s | |
| 2/12/26 |  Ukraine's Ongoing Energy Crisis✨ | energy crisisUkraine+3 | Andrian ProkipTim McDonnell | Semafor Energy | Ukraine | energy infrastructureRussian bombardment+3 | — | 48m 49s | |
| 1/22/26 |  Thresholds of Survival: The Latest Report on Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation by Jade McGlynn✨ | newspolitics+3 | Jade McGlynn | CSIS.orgThresholds of Survival: The Latest Report+1 | Ukraine | Ukrainian resistanceRussian occupation+3 | — | 45m 42s | |
| 1/8/26 | Adam Entous on U.S.-Ukraine Relations in 2025✨ | U.S.-Ukraine relationspolitics+3 | Adam Entous | The New York Timesthe Trump Administration's+1 | U.S.-UkraineUkraine | Trump AdministrationU.S.-Ukraine partnership+3 | — | 1h 20m 06s | |
| 12/18/25 | Sergey Radchenko on Ukraine Peace Negotiations✨ | politicsinternational relations+3 | Sergey Radchenko | Foreign AffairsAmerica's Magical Thinking About Ukraine: A Bad Deal Is Worse Than No Deal+1 | UkraineIstanbul | peace negotiationsUkraine+3 | — | 47m 49s | |
| 12/1/25 | The Latest 28-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine | Max speaks with Michael Kimmage about his immediate reactions to the new 28-point peace plan for Ukraine, and the rapid-fire diplomacy taking place in response to its release. This conversation was recorded on November 24, 2025. | 26m 01s | ||||||
| 11/20/25 | The Increased Level of Repressions Within the Russian Elite | Max and Maria spoke with Nikolay Petrov and Mikhail Troitskiy, two leading experts on the contemporary Russian elite, to discuss the current status of this ruling group inside Russia today, and why it finds itself increasingly under pressure from state security organs. This conversation was recorded on November 13, 2025. "Отцы и дѣти: Генеалогическое исследование российской власти" (Proekt.media, November 2025) "Transition without a successor: The transformation of Putin’s regime," by Vladimir Pastukhov and Nikolay Petrov (NEST, September 2025) "Managing multiple audiences: dual-track signals and the silencing of Russia’s globalized elites before the invasion of Ukraine," by Mikhail Troitskiy (Post-Soviet Affairs, June 2025) | 45m 48s | ||||||
| 11/10/25 | Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bondar | Max and Maria had a livestreamed conversation in the CSIS Brack Studio with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bondar to discuss Russian and Ukrainian battlefield adaptations and technological innovations. This conversation took place on November 5, 2025. A video recording is available at CSIS.org. "How Russia Recovered: What the Kremlin Is Learning From the War in Ukraine" by Dara Massicot (Foreign Affairs, October 2025) "How and Why Ukraine's Military Is Going Digital" by Kateryna Bondar (CSIS.org, October 2025) "Russia's War in Ukraine: The Next Chapter" by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya (CSIS.org, September 2025) | 1h 04m 23s | ||||||
| 10/25/25 | The Impact of New Sanctions and Ukrainian Deep Strikes on the Russian Energy Industry with Clayton Seigle | Max and Maria spoke with Clayton Seigle about how new sanctions from the Trump administration could potentially impact Russian energy revenues. Additionally, they discussed the effects of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries. This conversation was recorded on October 23, 2025. | 43m 04s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | The 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections | Max and Maria spoke with Leah Kieff and Vlad Lupan about the outcomes of the recent Moldovan parliamentary elections at the end of September, and why they're significant for both Moldova, and the broader region. This conversation was recorded on October 14, 2025. | 50m 51s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee | Max sat down with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee to talk about their new CSIS paper, "Guns and Oil: Continuity and Change in Russia-India Relations." They delve into the history of the Russia-India relationship, how it's been impacted by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and what to watch for going forward. "Guns and Oil: Continuity and Change in Russia-India Relations," by Tina Dolbaia, Vasabjit Banerjee, and Amanda Southfield (August 2025, CSIS) | 46m 21s | ||||||
| 9/22/25 | Michael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. Democrats | Max and Maria spoke with Stanford professor and former ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul to talk about his latest book, and where things stand today in U.S.-Russia relations. Pre-order Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder by Michael McFaul (HarperCollins, October 2025) "The Real Meaning of Putin's Middle East Failure: Russia's Allies in the Region Couldn't Count on Moscow — and Neither Should China," by Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani (Foreign Affairs, July 2025) "Putin, Putinism, and the Domestic Determinants of Russian Foreign Policy" by Michael McFaul (International Security, Fall 2020) | 1h 00m 02s | ||||||
| 9/4/25 | Jade McGlynn with an Update from Ukraine | Max had wide-ranging conversation with Jade McGlynn while she was traveling in Ukraine. Topics covered include the Ukrainian war effort, the situation behind the lines in the Russian-occupied territories, and the recent protests in Ukraine against perceived efforts by the Zelenskyy administration to limit the independence of domestic anti-corruption agencies. This conversation was recorded on August 1, 2025 "Crossing Thresholds: Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation," by Jade McGlynn (June 2024, CSIS). | 45m 01s | ||||||
| 8/21/25 | Max and Maria on the Alaska and White House Peace Summits | Max and Maria give their takes on the recent efforts to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. They analyze the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, and then the meeting between Trump, Zelenskyy, and European leaders at the White House. This episode was recorded on August 20, 2025. | 27m 20s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 | Has Putinism Failed? A Conversation with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev | Max and Maria spoke with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev about the recently released volume, Failure. Russia Under Putin. This conversation was recorded on July 17, 2025. Failure. Russia Under Putin is available now from Bloomsbury Publishing. | 45m 42s | ||||||
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