There Are so Many Factors at Play. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the changes in the battlefield in Ukraine, now approaching two years after the original invasion, including changes in the Wagner Group; Russian recruitment; drone and […]
The Fiery Death of Yevgeny Prigozhin (Keeping the World Company)
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]