The War in Ukraine, With Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage

Liana Fix, a fellow for Europe at CFR, and Michael Kimmage, a history professor at the Catholic University of America and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the current status of the war in Ukraine and to assess the strategies that Russia, Ukraine, and the West are pursuing.

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Host
  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
Credits

Ester Fang - Associate Podcast Producer

Gabrielle Sierra - Editorial Director and Producer

Episode Guests
  • Liana Fix
    Fellow for Europe
  • Michael Kimmage

Show Notes

Mentioned on the Podcast

Liana Fix, Germany’s Role in European Russia Policy: A New German Power?

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “Go Slow on Crimea: Why Ukraine Should Not Rush to Retake the Peninsula,” Foreign Affairs

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, The Ukraine Scenarios, Foreign Affairs

 

Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage, “What If the War in Ukraine Doesn’t End?,” Foreign Affairs

 

Michael Kimmage, The Abandonment of the West: The History of an Idea in American Foreign Policy

 

Putin’s Choices,” The President’s Inbox

 

Olaf Scholz, “The Global Zeitenwende,” Foreign Affairs

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