In-depth conversations on the conflicts and rivalries shaping our world, explored in the detail the subject deserves. Dmitri Alperovitch speaks with the military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomats, historians, and strategists who shape events and study them closely — on the war in Ukraine, strategic competition with China and the future of Taiwan, nuclear deterrence, sanctions and semiconductors, and the changing character of warfare. Throughout, the aim is to understand not merely what has happened, but why — and what is likely to follow.
Geopolitics Decanted is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch — chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator in Washington, D.C., national bestselling author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, and co-founder of CrowdStrike.
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Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
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 new Western weapons
- How fast can the Ukrainian ports be demined to allow for sea export of grain and oilseeds
- Why haven't we heard more about the impact of Switchblade kamikaze drones that everyone was so excited about just weeks ago
- What is the state of exhaustion/force rotations on Russian and Ukrainian sides
- What's happening on Snake Island right now
- Does Russia have the troops to make trouble for Moldova or Ukraine from Transnistria
- Is Russia running out of Infantry Fighting Vehicles and artillery shells
- Is a ceasefire likely in the near future
- What are the lessons learned from this war for the US military
Follow the speakers on Twitter: @DAlperovitch and @KofmanMichael
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