Diffusion

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(S.1 Ep.11) Two Triads: The Nuclear Equation Mar 08, 2017

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Janne Nolan, chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group at George Washington University, and David Holloway, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies at Stanford University, about Russia's nuclear capabilities and the state of treaties aimed at maintaining global nuclear security.

(S.1 Ep.10) Law and Order: Recentralization and Life in Russia Today Feb 21, 2017

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Michael Moran, Visiting Media Fellow for Peace and Security at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, speaks with Brian Taylor, professor of political science at the Maxwell school at Syracuse University, and Alexandra Vacroux, Executive Director at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University, about life inside Russia today.

(S.1 Ep.9) Negative Sum: The Destabilization of Ukraine Feb 02, 2017

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Timothy Colton, Professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University, and Samuel Charap, Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The two are coauthors of "Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia."

(S.1 Ep.8) Guessing Game: Decoding Trump's Russia Policy Jan 11, 2017

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As Donald Trump prepares for the Oval Office, foreign policy analysts have struggled to understand how his administration's policy towards Russia will take shape. Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Olga Oliker, a senior adviser and director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and Paul J. Saunders is Executive Director of the Center for the National Interest and a former Deputy Secretary of State for Global Affairs during the George W. Bush administration, in this episode of Diffusion.

(S.1 Ep.7) Poison Pill: A Brief History of Post-Cold War Relations Dec 19, 2016

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Andrew Kuchins of Georgetown University's Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies and Kimberly Marten of Columbia University about how the end of the Cold War has led to current tensions around Syria, NATO and nuclear reduction.

(S.1 Ep.6) Lines of Attack: The Static of Cyber Conflict Dec 08, 2016

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Is a cyber ceasefire between the U.S. and Russia possible, or will recent events and allegations of cyber hacking lead to greater conflict? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Austin Long, associate professor and technology expert at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, and Amy Zegart, a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

(S.1 Ep.5) Petrol Politics: Russia's Quest for Economic Equilibrium Dec 01, 2016

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with Sergey Aleksashenko, Former deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia and former chairman of Merrill Lynch Russia and Clifford Gaddy, Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution and author, "Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin" about Russia's economic challenges and its dependence on oil.

(S.1 Ep.4) Tempered Expectations Nov 23, 2016

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What does the future of U.S.-Russia relations hold in 2017? Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with two geopolitical analysts who have analyst and forecast on this critical question often in recent years, Michael Mandelbaum, Director of the American Foreign Policy program at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and Mathew Burrows, Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative at the Atlantic Council.

(S.1 Ep.3) Trip Wire: NATO's Russia Dilemma Oct 28, 2016

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How will the buildup of NATO forces, and closer military cooperation among NATO allies in the Baltics, impact Russian behaviors and U.S.-Russia relations? Mike Moran speaks with Michael Kofman of The Woodrow Wilson Center. #Russia #Putin #ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #Crimea #Syria #Obama #Peace #Security

(S.1 Ep.2) Fear and Opportunity: Russia and the World Order Oct 19, 2016

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Visiting Media Fellow Michael Moran speaks with the Wilson Center's Matthew Rojansky and Georgetown University's Angela Stent about Russia's foreign policy and the world order. #Russia #Putin #ForeignPolicy #Ukraine #Crimea #Syria #Obama #Peace #Security

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