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Russian Roulette

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Hosted by Max Bergmann and Dr. Maria Snegovaya of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS, Russian Roulette explores the politics, history, and complex societies of Russia and Eurasia. Tune in for fascinating interviews and discussions on some of the biggest questions facing the broader post-Soviet space. Produced by David Lotfi, Lexi Linafelter, and Nicholas Fenton

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171 episodes

  1. Ukraine's Wartime Reality 55:05
  2. Russian Roulette LIVE: Putin's Global Campaign to Defeat the West with Hanna Notte 1:03:34
  3. Red Lines and Reality: The West's Escalation Dilemma in Ukraine 43:05
  4. Where Crises Converge: Russia's Role in the Middle East 46:34
  5. Putin’s Propaganda Machine in Russian Classrooms (A Russian Language Exclusive) 51:08
  6. Russia's Classrooms Face Putin’s Propaganda Machine 49:41
  7. How Ukraine Fights: Reflections from the Front Lines feat. Nate Vance 17:55
  8. Has the War Come Home to Russia? 46:52
  9. Ukraine's Dynamic Defense Sector: Combat Hubs, Air Defense, and Non-Stop Innovation 48:31
  10. How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar 39:48
  11. Dr. Nina Khrushcheva: History, Evolution, and a View from Inside Russia 43:45
  12. Shifting Tides in Ukraine - Lawrence Freedman on the Future of the War 33:49
  13. War, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift? 41:10
  14. The Ukrainian Defense Industry and Europe’s Untapped Arsenal 42:35
  15. The History of Russian Feminism with Julia Ioffe 43:48
  16. How the Iran War and the Price of Oil Impact the Kremlin's Calculus 48:15
  17. BONUS EPISODE: What the Iran War Means for Russia 18:44
  18. Transnational Corruption in Foreign Policy Today 53:10
  19. Eric Ciaramella on How Europe Can Arm Ukraine 47:27
  20. Four Years of the War in Ukraine (Live Event) 1:06:42
  21. Ukraine's Ongoing Energy Crisis 48:49
  22. Thresholds of Survival: The Latest Report on Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occupation by Jade McGlynn 45:42
  23. Adam Entous on U.S.-Ukraine Relations in 2025 1:20:06
  24. Sergey Radchenko on Ukraine Peace Negotiations 47:49
  25. The Latest 28-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine 26:01
  26. The Increased Level of Repressions Within the Russian Elite 45:48
  27. Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bondar 1:04:23
  28. The Impact of New Sanctions and Ukrainian Deep Strikes on the Russian Energy Industry with Clayton Seigle 43:04
  29. The 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections 50:51
  30. The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee 46:21
  31. Michael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. Democrats 1:00:02
  32. Jade McGlynn with an Update from Ukraine 45:01
  33. Max and Maria on the Alaska and White House Peace Summits 27:20
  34. Has Putinism Failed? A Conversation with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev 45:42
  35. Max and Michael Kimmage Catch Up on All Things Russia and Ukraine 50:35
  36. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus 47:35
  37. Hanna Notte on What the Israel-Iran War Means for Russia 36:51
  38. Bonus Episode: The Russian Wartime Economy (Live Event Recording) 1:29:00
  39. A Battlefield Update from Mike Kofman 49:19
  40. The Ukrainian Economy Today with Elina Ribakova 36:53
  41. Chokepoints and Economic Warfare with Edward Fishman 53:10
  42. The State of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations with Michael Kimmage 47:23
  43. Keith Gessen and Bryn Rosenfeld on How We Should Interpret Russian Public Opinion Data About the War in Ukraine 56:55
  44. Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: Outlining a U.S. Strategy with Tom Wright 40:31
  45. Drones and AI on the Battlefields of Ukraine with Kate Bondar and Sam Bendett 46:50
  46. Rose Gottemoeller on Negotiating with Russia 33:27
  47. How Trump's Policies on Russia and Ukraine Are Being Received Across the Post-Soviet Space 40:38
  48. The War in Ukraine Three Years On 1:04:29
  49. A New Strategy for Containing Russia 1:05:04
  50. Max and Maria on the Start of U.S.-Russian Negotiations Over the War in Ukraine 28:29