About this episode

Fyodor Lukyanov discusses Russia's strategic position in light of recent global events.

Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, returns to the Trialogue at the start of an already-eventful year to take stock of Russian strategy amid dramatic U.S. intervention in Venezuela, crisis in Iran, and negotiations over the future of Ukraine. *The Trialogue Podcast is hosted by the Stimson Center and produced by University FM.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Slezkine

Guest: Fyodor Lukyanov

Topics covered

• Russian strategy
• U.S. intervention
• geopolitics
• international relations
• Middle East crisis
• Eastern Europe

Keywords

• Russia
• U.S. intervention
• Venezuela
• Iran
• Ukraine
• geopolitics
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Russia in Global Affairs, University FM

Places: Venezuela, Iran, Ukraine

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