FEAR AND LOATHING IN DAVOS

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges Ukraine faces amid the transatlantic rift and features insights from experts on international affairs.

And as the Kremlin seeks to exploit the transatlantic rift, Ukraine is seeking a way to survive it. We're in uncharted waters folks. On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Michael Carpenter, a senior fellow for transatlantic affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies who served in the administration of former U.S President Joe Biden as the NSC's Senior Director for Europe as well as the US Ambassador to the OSCE; and Eric Ciaramella, a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace who served as a deputy national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Whitmore

Guests: Michael Carpenter, Eric Ciaramella

Topics covered

• transatlantic relations
• Ukraine
• Kremlin
• international affairs
• strategic studies

Keywords

• Davos
• Ukraine
• Kremlin
• transatlantic rift
• international relations
• Michael Carpenter
• Eric Ciaramella

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Institute for Strategic Studies, U.S. National Intelligence Council, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Places: Ukraine, Kremlin, Davos

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