For those of you who have read my second book, The Absent Superpower, recent events in Ukraine should not come as a surprise. Chapter 6, The Twilight War, lays out how Russian geography and demographic realities would dictate Russian aggression in its immediate periphery. This is not a justification of Moscow's aggression against its neighbor, but international watchers should not be feigning surprise.
George Friedman, Ph.D., founder and chairman of Geopolitical Futures, Author: The Storm Before the Calm, discusses Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Joining hosts Dennis McCuistion and Jim Falk, is Angela E. Stent, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European studies, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Russia's foreign policy is the focus of today's episode with expert knowledge in the field on this timely topic.
This is a critical time in the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Our guests are key experts in Russia and geo-politics.
Here are a few links to check out in order to keep you up-to-date on what is going on in our world: Baucus Health Care Reform, Missile Defense and Iran.
With the quickly changing world we find ourselves in today, Meyer addresses the biggest challenges facing culture in America and western civilization during part one of this two part series.
