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News: NATO Debates Nord Stream Sabotage, Putin’s ‘Swiss Bank Account’ Trial
March 9, 2023: Defence ministers warn not to jump to conclusions on who was behind the Nord Stream explosions; and the trial of four bankers accused of helping Putin deposit millions of francs in Switzerland kicks off in Zürich.
Plus: India’s luxury-market boom, proposed plans to set a lunar time zone, and the latest segment in our spy series.
Putin’s Hidden War: The Russians Fighting Back
Video timeline: 00:00 – One year on 01:37 – The first wave of protests 05:43 – Crackdown on dissent 10:04 – Individual acts of rebellion 13:51 – Partial mobilisation 16:20 – Russia’s mass exodus 23:06 – The future of Russian rebellion
Previews: Foreign Affairs Magazine – Jan/Feb 2023
Putin’s Last Stand
The Promise and Peril of Russian Defeat
The Global Zeitenwende
How to Avoid a New Cold War in a Multipolar Era
A Free World, If You Can Keep It
Ukraine and American Interests
News: Putin In Belarus, The Dutch Apology For Slave Trade Role, Trump Referal
December 20, 2022: Putin visits Belarus, Dutch Prime Minister apologizes for slave trade role and January 6 Panel refers criminal charges for Donald Trump to Justice Department.
Previews: Foreign Affairs Magazine – Nov/Dec 2022
Inside Foreign Affairs November/December 2022 issue:
The World According to Xi Jinping
What China’s Ideologue in Chief Really Believes
Russia’s Dangerous Decline
The Kremlin Won’t Go Down Without a Fight
The Sources of Russian Misconduct
A Diplomat Defects From the Kremlin
Morning Headlines: News & Stories From London
President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in the four Ukrainian regions that Russia partially controls on Wednesday.
Political Analysis: Putin’s War Escalates, Climate Change, French Debate
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the horror ahead in Ukraine, why climate change must be adapted to as well as opposed (11:25) and why France needs a proper debate ahead of its presidential election (15:40).
News Analysis: Putin’s Next Move, India’s Pandemic & The Rise Of Robot Critics
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, Putin’s next move, the pandemic in India (10:20) and the rise of the robot critic (18:35).
Russian Politics: ‘How Putin Stays In Power’
A look at how Russian President Vladimir Putin maintains control over the country and critics like Alexey Navalny.
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