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 Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton.
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Episodes (320)
Red Lines and Reality: The West's Escalation Dilemma in Ukraine
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Where Crises Converge: Russia's Role in the Middle East
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Putin’s Propaganda Machine in Russian Classrooms (A Russian Language Exclusive)
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Russia's Classrooms Face Putin’s Propaganda Machine
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How Ukraine Fights: Reflections from the Front Lines feat. Nate Vance
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Has the War Come Home to Russia?
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Ukraine's Dynamic Defense Sector: Combat Hubs, Air Defense, and Non-Stop Innovat...
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How Drone Innovation Reshapes the Battlefield in Ukraine with Kate Bondar
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Dr. Nina Khrushcheva: History, Evolution, and a View from Inside Russia
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Shifting Tides in Ukraine - Lawrence Freedman on the Future of the War
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War, Inflation, and Putin's Paranoia: has Russian Public Opinion Begun to Shift?
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The Ukrainian Defense Industry and Europe’s Untapped Arsenal
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The History of Russian Feminism with Julia Ioffe
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How the Iran War and the Price of Oil Impact the Kremlin's Calculus
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BONUS EPISODE: What the Iran War Means for Russia
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Transnational Corruption in Foreign Policy Today
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Eric Ciaramella on How Europe Can Arm Ukraine
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Four Years of the War in Ukraine (Live Event)
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Ukraine's Ongoing Energy Crisis
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Thresholds of Survival: The Latest Report on Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Occ...
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Adam Entous on U.S.-Ukraine Relations in 2025
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Sergey Radchenko on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
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The Latest 28-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
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The Increased Level of Repressions Within the Russian Elite
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Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bo...
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The Impact of New Sanctions and Ukrainian Deep Strikes on the Russian Energy Ind...
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The 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections
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The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee
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Michael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. Democrats
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Jade McGlynn with an Update from Ukraine
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Max and Maria on the Alaska and White House Peace Summits
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Has Putinism Failed? A Conversation with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev
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Max and Michael Kimmage Catch Up on All Things Russia and Ukraine
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus
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Hanna Notte on What the Israel-Iran War Means for Russia
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Bonus Episode: The Russian Wartime Economy (Live Event Recording)
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A Battlefield Update from Mike Kofman
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The Ukrainian Economy Today with Elina Ribakova
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Chokepoints and Economic Warfare with Edward Fishman
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The State of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations with Michael Kimmage
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Keith Gessen and Bryn Rosenfeld on How We Should Interpret Russian Public Opinio...
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Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: Outlining a U.S. Strategy with Tom Wright
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Drones and AI on the Battlefields of Ukraine with Kate Bondar and Sam Bendett
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Rose Gottemoeller on Negotiating with Russia
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How Trump's Policies on Russia and Ukraine Are Being Received Across the Post-So...
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The War in Ukraine Three Years On
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A New Strategy for Containing Russia
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Max and Maria on the Start of U.S.-Russian Negotiations Over the War in Ukraine
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Lessons from Soviet Foreign Policy with Sergey Radchenko
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Russia and the Middle East in 2025
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