June 26, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Henry Schlottman (OSINT war analyst, US army veteran) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Topics covered: Is Belarus getting dragged into this war? Who is running Russia's war? Why are commanders being replaced? How best can Ukraine use the new HIMARS artillery systems that are now arriving? What difference are ...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 14
June 19, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Topics covered: - Near-term prospects for Ukrainian counteroffensive in the south to take back Kherson - Will the new Western artillery systems arrive in time to make a difference for the current fight in Donbas - Why is maintenance the biggest issue for Ukrainian deliveries of ne...
Jun 20, 2022•53 min•Ep. 13
June 5, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Rob Lee (Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Topics covered: - Latest on the war in the Donbas, Russian progress and Ukrainian counteroffensives - Will the Western military aid (howitzers, MLRS/HIMARS, armor, UAVs...) be enough to help...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 12
May 27, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Maria Shagina (Research Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards and Strategy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies) about the economic war the West is waging against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. In-depth analysis of the state of current sanctions, their impact on Russia now and in the medium to long term, what more can be done to ratchet up the pressure, the role that China is playing in the current economic confrontation and whe...
May 27, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 11
May 15, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Dara Massicot (Senior Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation and formerly an analyst on Russian military capabilities at the US Department of Defense) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. In-depth analysis of why the Russian military has performed so poorly at each stage of the conflict, botched river crossings...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 10
May 8, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and US Navy Capt. Chris Carlson (Ret.) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Discussion of how the cruiser Moskva may have been sunk, the implications for Black Sea fleet, the importance of Snake Island, update on Donbas offensive and how a Russian mobilization may unfold. Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch a...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 9
May 1, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Nolan Peterson (Ukraine-based Senior Editor of Coffee or Die Magazine) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Discussion of the state of the Ukrainian military and whether the western weapons aid is getting to the front lines, economic conditions in Ukraine, fight for the Donbas, Russian Chief of General Staff Gerasi...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
April 24, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Discussion of the fight for Donbas, how Russia is doing now on logistics and tactics, the sinking of Moskva, Russia's blockade in the Black Sea and the strangling of the Ukrainian economic and the outlook on the how the war might end ollow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch a...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) talks about nuclear nonproliferation with Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk), Director of East Asia Nonproliferation Project at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey. Topics discussed include: - What is the latest status of the Iran nuclear deal negotiations? - What are the key objections to JCPOA? - What does Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei truly want? - Why has Iran already beaten all world records at the longest time to acquiring a nuc...
Apr 10, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 6
April 3, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces and implications of the conflict for Taiwan and its defense with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Ivan Kanapathy (former Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia on the National Security Council and US military attache in Taiwan, now Vice President at Beacon Global Strategies). Topics: Russian withdrawal from the n...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
March 27, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments in the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Discussion of potential cyber attacks on US and allies with Chris Krebs (former director of CISA, co-founder of Krebs Stamos Group) and analysis of Russia's announced endgame for the war with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @C_C_Krebs...
Mar 28, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
March 20, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Update on the campaign, challenges the Russians are facing, prospect for a coup in Russia and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Andrew Monaghan (Senior Fellow at the Kennan Institute) Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @KofmanMichael
Mar 21, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 3
March 13, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch talks about the new developments the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces. Update on the campaign, Russian training deficiencies, prospect of nuclear escalation and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Rob Lee (Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute) Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @RALee85...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 2
March 6, 2022: Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the war in Ukraine on Twitter Spaces: the state of the campaign, Russian plans and failures, Ukrainian defenses and much more with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis) and Rob Lee (Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Program of the Foreign Policy Research Institute) Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch, @KofmanMichael and @RALee85
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
