Edition No20 | 16-10-2023 Day 600 of Putin's War in Ukraine has brought a flood of news, from delivery and deployment of ATACMS, to Ukraine's successes in the Black Sea, and Russia's floundering offensive in Avdiivka, using the same wasteful tactics that have failed time and again since the war began. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ RUSSIAN RECRUITMENT ADS: https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1703762022582612247 ...
Oct 18, 2023•36 min
Ukraine really matters - why Ukraine must achieve complete victory in order to get justice for crimes committed against it by Russia Georgijs Ivanovs started the Ukraine Matters channel in 2007, and it has garners 11.5 m views. He started the channel to explain the situation surrounding the war in Ukraine in simple terms. Like myself, he is not Ukrainian, nor is he a military expert. But he has been to Ukraine many times and seen it almost fully (except for Odesa region). He has a lot of good fr...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 262
Andrey Buzarov is a political advisor and expert on international relations. He has a PhD in Social philosophy and philosophy of history as well as a Master's degree in Ukrainian Foreign Policy. He is a researcher at the Department of Public Administration and Political Sciences at Klaipeda University (Lithuania). Andrey Buzarov has worked on various political projects and collaborates with individual public figures, as well as writing analytical articles, speeches, interviews, arranging contact...
Oct 16, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 243
Historically, U.S. firms dominated the private security company market, in places like Afghanistan and Somalia. But in recent years they have been emerging in other countries. Warlords and militias have restyled themselves as private security companies, and in Russia we have seen the incredible consequences of PMC Wagner rising as a force to challenge the reputation of the regular military. Wagner is also active in Africa, building a private military empire and extracting resources to fuel Russi...
Oct 14, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 265
Ukraine is Fighting for Universal Values, like the Rule of Law, committment to truth as a concept, and democracy; not only its survival, freedom and independence. ---------- SPEAKER: Nicolas Tenzer is a French civil servant, academic, writer, and editor. Tenzer is a graduate of the École normale supérieure (1980–1982), Sciences Po (1980–1982) and the École nationale d'administration (1984–1986). He has taught political philosophy at Sciences Po (1986–2004) and since 2014 he teaches Science of Go...
Oct 11, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 263
Edition No19 | 10-10-2023 How degrading the rule of law around the world, and weakening the Western 'rules-based order' benefits Russia's business model. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ RUSSIAN RECRUITMENT ADS: https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1703762022582612247 https://twitter.com/Biz_Ukraine_Mag/status/1605314907418886145 ~~~~~ NEWS LINKS: The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://www.themosc...
Oct 11, 2023•30 min
GUEST: Tetyana Filevska - Art manager, curator, writer, and researcher. ---------- By Killing Modernist Artists and Appropriating their Works, Russia Tried to Control and Manipulate the Future. ---------- Today I’m speaking with Tetyana Filevska, art manager, curator, writer, and researcher of 20th century Ukrainian art. Her experience encompasses festivals, conferences, exhibitions, educational courses, books, and films. She has worked in various art institutions, particularly the EIDOS Arts De...
Oct 08, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 261
Welcome to the third of our monthly conversations with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. ---------- Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. ----------
Oct 06, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 260
GUEST: Olena Tregub - Ukrainian expert in policy analysis, policy design and reform implementation. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: The potential for abuse and infringement of civil rights is huge and is a risk for any country at war. On top of that are the tens of thousands of war crimes being committed by the invaders. My guest today is an expert on Reform, Transparency, Governance, Civil Socie...
Oct 02, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 259
GUEST: Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges - Retired United States Army officer ---------- Compilation of four interviews with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, one of the strongest and most experienced voices advocating for a Ukrainian victory in its defensive war against Russia. ---------- SPEAKER: Ben Hodges is a retired United States Army officer, who became commander of United States Army Europe in November 2014, and held that position for three years until retiring from the United States Army in January 2018. He has b...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 51 min
GUEST: Anna from Ukraine - Anna Danylchuk ---------- Anna Danylchuk has been creating a war diary since the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia in 2022. Anna Danylchuk aims to tell the truth about Ukraine and Russia’s war and cut through the noise and propaganda. Anna is passionate about the beauty and independence of her country, and communicates this powerfully in her videos, in a clear and honest way. ---------- Although this is my fifth conversation with Anna on my cha...
Sep 30, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 258
Edition No18 | 26-09-2023 The status of many of Russia's elite is uncertain (are they alive or dead?). Ill-health, 'accidents', purges and targeted Ukrainian actions are taking their toll on Russia's elite. ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ RUSSIAN RECRUITMENT ADS: https://twitter.com/yarotrof/status/1703762022582612247 https://twitter.com/Biz_Ukraine_Mag/status/1605314907418886145 ~~~~~ NEWS LINKS: The Moscow Time...
Sep 27, 2023•32 min
SUMMARY: Moscow’s war of reconquest against Ukraine has confirmed in the most brutal terms how Russia rejects the values underpinning European security – the same values agreed between Moscow and the West at the end of the Cold War. As a revisionist power, Russia has made itself the primary obstacle to peace and security in Europe and beyond. For stability to be restored and protected, it is essential that the outcome of the war in Ukraine leads to a situation in which – in addition to the expul...
Sep 25, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 256
GUEST: Iryna Kopanytsia - Women's rights advocate and public speaker, CEO and Advisory Board Member of White Ribbon, Ukraine. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have had to evacuate through Russia or were forcibly deported there. They have experienced terrible things like the “filtration” camps on the borders, separation from families, cruel interrogations by Russ...
Sep 24, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 257
GUEST: Volodymyr Kukharenko helps translation companies to automate their business and project management. But he also uses his presence on social media to education about Russia's imperial history, geoncides and endless wars. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ----------
Sep 22, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 253
GUEST: Nolan Peterson - Consultant, award-winning journalist, war correspondent, and author. ---------- Nolan Peterson is a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Centre. He is an independent defence consultant, award-winning journalist, war correspondent, and author who has lived in Ukraine since 2014. As an international correspondent, Peterson has covered conflicts around the world. Apart from his work in Ukraine, he has been embedded with US armed forces in Iraq and Afg...
Sep 22, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 255
GUEST: Henry J. Hendrix - Retired US Navy captain, defence analyst, historian and curator. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: Russia has apparently routed thin-hulled oil tankers through Arctic for first time. But the use of unreinforced vessels raises risks of environmental disaster. Is Moscow taking greater risks in its desperation to divert sanctions-hit exports. The arctic region has previously ...
Sep 20, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 254
GUEST: Ian Garner, historian and expert on Russian war propaganda ---------- INTRO: Russia’s slide into authoritarianism has also seen an acceleration to extreme militarism, or perhaps one could characterise it as a regression to a highly militarised society, media, and education system. One of the most disturbing aspects is the indoctrination of youth. Ian Garner wrote with empathy and insight on this topic in his terrifying book Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia’s Fascist Youth. #iangarne...
Sep 19, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 252
GUEST: Ada Wordsworth - Writer and co-founder of charity operating in Ukraine KHARPP ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: Today we’ll especially be focusing on the fascinating and moving article Ada Wordsworth wrote for Granta, entitled: The Soundscape of War. #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #ussr ----...
Sep 18, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 249
GUEST: John Foreman CBE - Adviser to UK government on Russian military and security affairs. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: As the UK Defence Attache to the Russian Federation from 2019 to 2022, John Foreman CBE advised senior UK officials and ministers on Russian military and security affairs and represented the UK Chief of Defence Staff to the Russian General Staff. He had a front-row seat for...
Sep 17, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 250
GUEST: Anastasiya Shapochkina - Founder and president of Eastern Circles, and energy industry expert. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: Grain. Energy. Fuel. There seems to be nothing Russia won’t weaponize to achieve its imperialistic and expansionist ambitions. But are all these strategies now failing? Will Russia face a perfect storm of battlefield losses combined with losses in its hybrid econom...
Sep 16, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 251
The international response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is scaling up, with the expected provisions of ATACMS and F16s, but remains inadequate to the task of achieving a full victory and often lags dangerously behind requirements, which causes the war to be more protracted, resulting in a greater loss of life on the Ukrainian side. Russia poses a serious threat to the rules-based international order, but is the West’s response insufficiently robust in defence of the values it espou...
Sep 14, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 248
GUEST: Dr Jade McGlynn - Russia specialist, researcher and author. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: In just a few years, Russia has moved from a narrative about ‘brotherly peoples’, to genocidal rhetoric and actions in Ukraine. How was historical memory manipulated to make this happen? #jademcglynn #russiaswar #ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war #disinformation #hybridwa...
Sep 13, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 247
GUEST: Dr Allyson Edwards - Lecturer and expert in Russian militarism and patriotic education. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: In today’s interview we are exploring the militarisation of youth and manipulation of history with Allyson Edwards. This is an incredibly important issue, as rather than seeking a way out of is disastrous and brutal war in Ukraine, Russia seems to be doubling down, and pr...
Sep 13, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 245
Edition No17 | 08-09-2023 Is Elon Musk collaborating with Russia, and have his actions given then an advantage in the war? ~~~~~ NEWS LINKS: Kyiv Independent https://kyivindependent.com/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-russia-moving-troops-to-southern-front-line-to-strengthen-defense-kyiv-says/ The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/08/drones-target-russian-microchip-plant-reports-a82397 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/09/08/vot...
Sep 12, 2023•23 min
GUEST: Grigor Atanesian - investigative journalist at the BBC. ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- INTRO: Vladimir Putin believes that the digital information space is a battlefield, yet we in the West are perhaps late to realise that fact. The rise of the internet in the 21st century has been accompanied by unprecedented levels of polarisation, division, and coercion. At the same time democracies are being...
Sep 12, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 244
SPEAKER: Today I’m speaking with Dr Svitlana Biedarieva is an award-winning art historian, artist, and curator. She has conducted research on Ukraine's decolonization, as well as the documentation of the war in Ukrainian art. Her recent edited books include Contemporary Ukrainian and Baltic Art: Political and Social Perspectives, 1991-2021 and At the Front Line. Ukrainian Art, 2013-2019 (co-edited with Hanna Deikun). She received her PhD in History of Art from the Courtauld Institute of Art, Uni...
Sep 05, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 173
See more of Noel in the Silicon Curtain video recorded in Lviv: PANEL 1 (11:00-12:00) – Volunteer Society ---------- SPEAKERS: Volunteering on a massive scale proved what is possible to achieve. Ukrainian volunteers play at integral role in resisting agains the Russian aggression and saving lives. Noel Tock - Animal Rescuer at NOR DOG Johnny FD - YouTuber and Digital Nomad Brooks Newmark - Founder of Angels for Ukraine ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: NOR DOG Animal Rescue - Our missi...
Sep 05, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 225
Russia’s war against Ukraine has escalated significantly this year, but did not start in February last year, or even in 2014. Its roots are far deeper, and more malign than just territorial ambitions. Today I am exploring how tyranny left unchallenged with continue to fester and project aggression towards its neighbours. Russia’s attempts to dominate Ukraine have deep roots in its Soviet and imperialist past and are very much a result of the failure to acknowledge the crimes of its totalitarian ...
Sep 02, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 235
GUEST: Kateryna Busol - Ukrainian lawyer, Senior lecturer and Robert Bosch Stiftung fellow at Chatham House. ---------- Calls to treat as legitimate the ‘security concerns’ raised by Russia, and to account for these in a future settlement of the war in Ukraine, disregard the fact that Moscow’s requirements are fundamentally incompatible with European security. Proponents of a settlement in the war on Ukraine often put forward the idea that Russian ‘security concerns’ must be taken into account i...
Aug 31, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 242
