RUSSIA VS. EUROPE

About this episode

The episode discusses the dynamics between Russia and Europe with insights from experts in international relations and defense.

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore breaks it all down with James Sherr, an Honorary Fellow at the International Center for Defense and Security and an Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs; and former U.S. State Department official Max Bergmann, director of the Europe and Russia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff and as a speechwriter for former Secretary of State John Kerry.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Whitmore

Guests: James Sherr, Max Bergmann

Topics covered

• Russia
• Europe
• International Relations
• Defense
• Eurasia

Keywords

• Russia
• Europe
• International Relations
• Defense
• Eurasia
• James Sherr
• Max Bergmann

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Center for Defense and Security, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Center for Strategic and International Studies, U.S. State Department

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