Was Putin Responsible and What Are the Implications. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Historian Jean Rosenfeld helps us understand the implications of Prigozhin’s death and the patterns and strategies of assassination that have emerged under Vladimir Putin, the echos of other such assassinations by other autocrats, whether […]
The Devolution of the Coup in Niger (Keeping the World Company)
Why so Many Coups in the Sahel Belt. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Gerald Gahima. Our panel discusses the status and implications of the recent coup in Niger, the proliferation of coup events across the Sahel belt of Sub-Saharan Africa, the presence of Russia and the […]
Ukraine – a War of New Technologies (Keeping the World Company)
The US Must Keep Up, and it Must Help. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Our panel discusses the high tech weapons systems being increasingly deployed in Ukraine, the technologies, the state developers and companies developing those technologies and how they are changing the battlefield […]
How Putin Does his Propaganda (Global Connections)
What Are his Techniques, and Are They Effective. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Federico Thofern. Federico Thofern of Transitional Justice helps us understand how Putin does mind control on the Russian public; how he runs the media and especially state TV; what techniques he uses in spinning lies and […]
What is Putin Doing to Recover from the Rebellion (Keeping the World Company)
Will He be Able to Retain his Power over Russia. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Manfred Henningsen and Fazle Chowdhury. Our panel discusses the damage Putin has suffered as a result of the Prigozhin-Wagner rebellion, at home and with his allies abroad. What has Putin done […]
How has Prigozhin Changed the Calculus (Global Connections)
Where Does the Ukraine Invasion Go from Here. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the larger implications of Prigozhin’s rebellion, the probable nature of the settlement agreement made between Prigozhin, Putin and Lukashenko acting as peace broker, the […]
Yevgeny Prigozhin Comes Home to Roost (Keeping the World Company)
What Does this Mean for Putin’s War. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Shackley Raffetto. Our panel discusses recent developments between Prigozhin and the Wagner Group and Vladimir Putin and his Ministry of Defense, the underlying causes of the dispute, the propaganda and disinformation campaigns and what […]
We Need to Know More About Economic Sanctions (View from the North)
Our Foreign Policy Demands Sanctions that will Work. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Canadian businessman Ken Rogers helps us understand how economic sanctions work, how they interact and enhance foreign policy, how they have worked or not worked with regard to Russia and the Ukraine war, the […]
How Serious is the Destruction of Kakhovka Dam (Keeping the World Company)
What Effects will it Have on Ukraine. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Ethan Allen and Stephanie Dalton. Our panel discusses the destruction of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, how it was done, why it was done, and what effects the destruction of the dam has had and […]
Universality and Strategic Litigation (Keeping the World Company)
Bad News for War Criminals. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Federico Thofern. Our panel discusses France’s extension of its law allowing Universal Jurisdiction, and the terms and practice of Universal Jurisdiction in France and other countries in Europe, and what all that means […]