Biden’s Russia strategy, Pacific contributions to UN peacekeeping, ideology and politics in China

In the context of Navalny’s arrest, widespread protests and Russia’s ongoing pattern of malign activities, Anastasia Kapetas speaks with James Goldgeier, Professor at American University and the Robert Bosch Senior Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution. They discuss the Biden administration’s response to the Navalny arrest and the potential for a more unified approach from the US and EU towards Russia. Lisa Sharland speaks with former ASPI researcher Genevieve Feeley about their report ‘Mapping Pacific Contributions to UN Peacekeeping: Past Experiences and Future Opportunities’ undertaken with the Australian Civil-Military Centre. They discuss the rationales behind contributing to peacekeeping operations and some of the barriers and opportunities for increased participation. Finally, Charlie Lyons-Jones and Michael Shoebridge discuss the Marxist-Leninist ideological roots of the Chinese Communist party, how ideology influences the party’s behaviour and what, if any, elements they desire to export. Mentioned in this episode: https://www.aspi.org.au/report/mapping-pacific-peacekeeping Guests: Anastasia Kapetas: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/anastasia-kapetas James Goldgeier: https://www.brookings.edu/experts/james-goldgeier/ Lisa Sharland: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/lisa-sharland Genevieve Feely: @genevievefeely (Twitter) Michael Shoebridge: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/michael-shoebridge Charlie Lyons-Jones: https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/charlie-lyons-jones Music: "To Pass Time" by Godmode via the YouTube Audio Library. Image: "Young Mao Zedong statue" via WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Young_Mao_Zedong_statue,_2010110303.jpg