About this episode

This episode features a discussion on geopolitical extortion with Craig Kennedy, focusing on recent developments in Russian oil and military operations.

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Craig Kennedy, an associate at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, author of the must-read Substack newsletter Navigating Russia, where he published the recent reports "The Mystery of the Bella 1: Why Did Moscow Mount a ‘Spetsoperatsiia' to Save a Stateless Shadow Tanker?" and "Restraining Russian Oil."

People in this episode

Host: Brian Whitmore

Guest: Craig Kennedy

Topics covered

• geopolitical extortion
• Russian studies
• oil politics
• Moscow operations
• international relations

Keywords

• geopolitical extortion
• Russia
• oil
• Moscow
• Davis Center
• Craig Kennedy
• Substack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Books & works: Navigating Russia, The Mystery of the Bella 1: Why Did Moscow Mount a ‘Spetsoperatsiia' to Save a Stateless Shadow Tanker?, Restraining Russian Oil

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