Geopolitics Decanted with Dmitri Alperovitch
Geopolitics Decanted is a podcast featuring geopolitical analysis and in-depth expert interviews on topics ranging from War in Ukraine, Great Power Competition with China, changing nature of warfare, sanctions and export controls, semiconductors and cybersecurity. This is a podcast for people who care about the details and are seeking a comprehensive understanding of global issues, not just the sound bytes. It is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a Washington DC-based non-profit.
Episodes
How to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Three weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed — and reopening it may be far harder and slower than many may realize. Dmitri Alperovitch talks to RADM Mark Montgomery (Ret.), who has transited the strait 25+ times and lays out what it will actually take, why Kharg Island is a distraction, and the possible uncomfortable timeline for return to normalcy.
00:00 Intro
What Happens if the Supreme Court Kills Trump’s Tariffs?
Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado trade experts Sarah Stewart and John Corrigan examine the implications of the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on Trump's reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs. They explore the stakes of this constitutional challenge, including whether the government might have to refund the substantial tariff revenues already collected and how the administration could respond should the C
Why The China Trade Truce Is Unlikely to Last
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sarah Stewart, CEO at Silverado and former senior US trade negotiator, about the Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea. They discuss the details of the agreement reached and why it is a temporary trade truce at best.
00:00 Introduction
01:13 US Objectives for the Trump-Xi Meeting
08:43 The Rare Earths Truce
11:29 A Temporary Truce, Not a Deal
12:31 China's Historical Re
Keeping Russian Economy Afloat: Kremlin's Economic High Wire Act
Is Russia close to an economic collapse? Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Chris Weafer, an expert on the Russian economy, to assess how long the Kremlin can keep this high wire act going.
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Current State of the Russian Economy
10:02 Budget Challenges and Military Spending
19:29 Impact of Oil Prices and Sanctions
30:10 Economic Headwinds
32:20 Impact of Ukrainian Str
Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to air power expert Justin Bronk about why it's a bad idea for Western militaries to follow Ukraine's lead and overly invest in production of small drones like FPVs and other loitering munitions. They also dive into best counter-drone strategies, as well as the implications of Ukraine's Operation SpiderWeb and Israel's forward deployed drones neutralizing Iranian air defen
Why America's Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Needs to Change
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Vipin Narang, a former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, a portfolio which includes U.S nuclear weapons employment strategy, about why we are now entering the New Nuclear Age and the urgent changes that the United States has to make to its nuclear deterrence posture and strategy. They also debate the utility of counterforce vs countervalue nuclea
Assessing the Damage to Iran’s Nuclear Program
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert, to assess the damage that has been inflicted upon the Iranian nuclear program over the course of the past 11 days and potential for reconstitution.
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Assessment of Damage to Each Part of the Iranian Nuclear Program
07:34 What is the Level of Difficulty of Reconstitution?
09:53 Did Iran Eva
The Israel-Iran War: Possibilities and the Dangers of Overreach
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Israeli Gen Amos Yadlin (Ret.), perhaps the world's only person who has participated in the destruction of three Middle Eastern nuclear weapons programs: first, as an F-16 pilot in 1981 against Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, as Head of Military Intelligence in 2007 against Syrian nuclear reactor Al Kibar, and in various IDF roles for the last nearly 20 years plannin
Why North Korea Is Planning a Second Korean War and How to Stop It
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Andrei Lankov, one of the west’s foremost experts on North Korea, and Sergey Radchenko, a leading Cold War historian, for a deep dive into North Korea. They discuss the threats posed by North Korea's nuclear program and possibility of a new war, the chances of a Trump-brokered peace deal with Kim Jong Un, and the nature of North Korea’s relationships with China, R
The One Factor That Could Crash the Russian Economy
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Russian economy expert Chris Weafer about the state of the Russian economy in 2025. They talk about inflation and its impact on people and business, why the ruble is collapsing, which sanctions have been the most impactful, and the one thing that could potentially trigger a crash and give Ukraine leverage to negotiate an acceptable peace deal
Putin’s Nuclear Meltdown
Dmitri Alperovitch talks all things nukes with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and director of the CNS East Asia Nonproliferation Program.
They discuss:
- Putin's frustrations about limitations of nucl
Inside the Drone War Arms Race in Ukraine
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Andrey Liscovich (UkraineDefenseFund.org) about the latest updates in the evolution of drone warfare on the battlefields in Ukraine.
They discuss:
- How Ground Unmanned Vehicles (GUVs) are being used in battle
- 3rd Generation FPV drones
- Quadcopter bombers
- Mass-market EW systems
- Fiber optics C2
- EW recon units
- Use of aerial drones for anti-drone/aircraft warf
Ukraine Invades Russia: What’s Next? Interview with Ukrainian Combat Vet
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Constantine Kalinovskiy (@Teoyaomiquu), a Ukrainian combat vet with friends currently in battle, about how the Ukrainian Armed Forces were able to achieve tactical surprise with their August 6th offensive into Russian Kursk oblast, the achievable objectives of this operation and the risks that it brings.
They discussed the achievements to date, the potential for holdi
Ukraine Finally Has F-16s. What Now?
After many months long wait, F-16s have finally arrived in Ukraine. How are the Ukrainians likely to use them and what are the challenges and opportunities presented by the introduction of this new weapons platform?
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Justin Bronk, Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology at RUSI and and the editor of a just released book "The Air War in Ukraine."
They discus
How China Might Invade Taiwan: A World on the Brink Scenario
Dmitri Alperovitch and his co-author Garrett Graff discuss their upcoming book “World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century” and include an exclusive audiobook excerpt from the book that lays out in great detail how China is likely to go about its invasion of Taiwan.
In addition, Dmitri and Garrett discuss:
- Why they wrote this book
- What’s a stake in
New Secrets From the Cold War and Lessons for Cold War II With China
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Sergey Radchenko, one of the Cold War's preeminent historians, about the untold secrets of that period based on Sergey's unique access to recently declassified Soviet and Chinese archives.
They discussed China's role in causing Khrushchev to initiate the Cuban Missile Crisis, a huge Soviet intelligence failure that caused the Korean War and Brezhnev's attempts to prev
How the US Planned to Respond to Russia Using a Nuke in Ukraine
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Bill Hennigan, a New York Times opinion writer currently publishing a series of articles called "At the Brink," focused on nuclear threats and the challenges our world faces in combating proliferation. They discussed the fears that the US intelligence community had in the fall of 2022 that the probability of Russia using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine was estimated to be
The Trinity Revolution in Warfare: Precision, Sensors and Comms
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Shashank Joshi, Defense Editor for The Economist, about the changing nature of warfare and the impact of proliferation and affordability of precision munitions, sensor ubiquity and digital communications like Starlink. They discuss the still crucial importance of infantry mass and artillery ammunition in this revolution, the challenge presented by electronic warfare a
Why North Korea is Probably Not Planning a War
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert in arms control and nuclear and missile nonproliferation, currently a professor at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and director of the CNS East Asia Nonproliferation Program.
They discuss whether the nearly $130 billion that the US is planning to spend t
Why China Can’t Blockade Taiwan
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Ivan Kanapathy, a former US military attache to Taiwan, about the looming threat of Chinese invasion and why a Chinese blockade or quarantine of Taiwan is unlikely to succeed. They discuss the implications of the recent Taiwan elections on the island's military readiness and the future of US-Taiwan relations, the challenges Taiwan faces in reforming its defense force
Battle of Wills: Ukraine’s Path to Victory
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Yaroslav Trofimov, a Ukrainian-born Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign-affairs correspondent, about his new book "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence." They discussed why the Russians lost any chance of capturing Kyiv in the first day of the war by failing to take Hostomel airport, why Ukrainian war preparations were quite
The Drone Wars: How Consumer Tech Is Shaping the Ukraine War
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), Rob Lee (Foreign Policy Research Institute) and Andrey Liscovich (UkraineDefenseFund.org) how the proliferation of FPV drones and countermeasures to them are changing the nature of warfare in Ukraine.
They discuss:
- Advantages and disadvantages of these new platforms
- The development of new tactics and for
All Things AI: An Interview With White House AI Guru Ben Buchanan
Dmitri Alperovitch comes to the White House to interview Dr. Ben Buchanan, the White House Special Advisor on AI, about:
- The risks and benefits of AI
- What the US government is trying to achieve with the President's Executive Order on AI
- Why Terminator AIs are not coming to kill us but evil people using AI just might
- What the requirements to report to US government about the development of
Why Chinese Economy Is Heading For Stagnation, Not Collapse
Dmitri Alperovitch and guest co-host Patrick Gray interview Alicia García-Herrero, a Spanish-born economist based in the indo-Pacific and who specializes on China.
They discussed why China has exhausted its growth potential and is now facing structured deceleration, which will be a major global deflationary trend.
Other topics covered: why the real-estate bubble will likely not cause a dire crisis
Why Quantum Computing May be Overhyped but AI isn’t: Interview with the NSA
Dmitri Alperovitch interviews Gilbert Herrera, Director of Research at the National Security Agency (NSA) and a member of the U.S. National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.
They discussed the current state of quantum computing, why its current applications outside of breaking certain types of public key cryptography are highly limited, why we may not see a useful quantum computer for many ye
How Ukraine Can Benefit From ATACMS Missiles
ATACMS episode:
- What variants of the missile exist
- What unique advantages they offer over already provided Storm Shadows / SCALP-EGs from UK and France
- How many missiles may exist in the US inventory and why some can be provided to Ukraine without jeopardizing US military readiness
- Why the German Taurus missile is also a much needed munition for Ukraine
- The state of production of the nex
Starlink in Ukraine: Why the Story Is Not So Simple
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Patrick Gray, host of Risky Business podcast, about why the Starlink-Elon saga is much more complicated than it might seem at first glance. Blaming Elon for his Crimea action is probably unfair, but he does deserve both praise and criticism for his contributions to Ukrainian battlefield successes and challenges. And so does the Department of Defense for taking too lon
Why 702 is America’s most valuable intelligence program: Interview with the FBI
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Bryan Vorndran, Assistant Director of FBI's Cyber Division, to discuss why FISA Section 702 is by far the most valuable intelligence program in the US government's arsenal and is responsible for the majority of the most valuable intelligence the country collects.
In this episode, Vorndran provides some examples of 702 successes including disrupting attempted assas
What the Death of Prigozhin Means for Wagner, Russia and Ukraine
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to Russian military analyst Rob Lee and Wagner Group expert Jack Margolin about the implications of reports of Prigozhin's fiery death in a plane crash in Russia.
Where does Wagner go from here?
What happens to Russian ambitions in Africa?
Does this event help restore Surovikin, Russia's most competent commander of this war, back to command one day?
And what impact this mi
How Russian Intelligence operatives have attacked Ukraine in cyberspace: Interview with Ukrainian Security Service
In this joint Geopolitics Decanted and Risky Business feature interview, Dmitri Alperovitch and Patrick Gray talk to Illia Vitiuk, the Head of the Department of Cyber and Information Security of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) about the cyber dimension to Russia's invasion.
From turning off Ukraine's power grid with a cyber attack in 2015, to the Viasat satellite communications hack in 2022,
Why Reports of the US Dollar’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with geoeconomist Douglas Rediker (Senior Fellow at Brookings and formerly with the IMF Executive Board) about the enduring dominance of the U.S. dollar and why it won't change any time soon.
Why the dollar continues to have no realistic alternatives and why Chinese renminbi is not a viable replacement. Also, what are the prospects and obstacles for seizing Russia's Centra
Why Europe’s Dependence on the US Military Will Not Change
On the train ride to Kyiv, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Franz Stefan Gady, one of the premier European military analysts, about why American military involvement in Europe is unlikely to be significantly reduced in the coming years and the dangers that a US conflict with China may present to European security.
They discuss the slow pace of European military modernization, Germany's hesitancy to e
How Drones Are Changing the Nature of Warfare in Ukraine
On the train ride back to Poland from Kyiv, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Andrey Liscovich (President of Ukraine Defense Fund, a charity that provides non-lethal aid to the Ukrainian military) about how various types of drones are used for artillery correction, target identification and strike missions in Ukraine.
They discuss why Chinese drones such as DJI Mavic and Matrice are superior to Wester
Trip Report: What I Learned in Kyiv and Conversation with Mike Kofman and Rob Lee about Counteroffensive and Wagner
Guest host Patrick Gray interviews Dmitri Alperovitch about his recent trip to Kyiv and what he learned from his meetings with senior military and intelligence leadership there.
Dmitri also interviews Mike Kofman and Rob Lee during their train ride to Kyiv about the current state of the Ukrainian counteroffensive and their thinking on the fallout from the Wagner mutiny
Music: https://www.youtube.c
Mutiny in Russia: Who Won, Who Lost and What Caused It
In this edition of Geopolitics Decanted guest host Patrick Gray interviews Dmitri Alperovitch about Evgeny Prigozhin's so-called "March for Justice". What was it all about? Did it fail or succeed? What does Putin's reaction tell us about what will happen next in Russia?
Music: Battle Hymn of PMC Wagner (https://rutube.ru/video/3152ef2154f8d3bd9aa0aeb82fa3d77d/)
Ukraine’s Offensive Has Begun: Analysis With Michael Kofman and Rob Lee
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with military analysts Michael Kofman and Rob Lee about this week's launch of Ukraine's counteroffensive: what are its objectives, how can we determine when it's successful, and what is likely to come next. Also covered: Why Kakhovka dam destruction is unlikely to have an impact on the counteroffensive, Prigozhin's trap for Russian Military leadership in Bakhmut, implicati
How AI Will Transform Future Militaries (And Societies)
Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the evolution of AI with Teddy Collins (former Assistant Director for Technology Strategy at the White House, Research Scientist at Google’s DeepMind and co-author of "Teams of Teams" with General Stan McChrystal):
- The AI triad of Talent/Algorithms, Data and Compute which has driven so much improvement in the last 5 years
- How AI could disproportionally benefit the
How China Plans to Win the Chip War
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Chris Miller, author of the recent New York Times bestseller Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, about one of the central elements of the US-China confrontation: semiconductors. Topics discussed include:
- Which chips are more critical: advanced or foundational (aka mature)
- The history of how Taiwan's TSMC had become the world's #1 chipmake
How Ukraine Can Survive the Exhaustion of Its Air Defense Stocks
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Justin Bronk (Senior Research Fellow for Airpower and Technology at RUSI and Professor at Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy) and Dara Massicot (Russian military analyst at RAND) about the dire implications of the dwindling stocks of Ukrainian air defense interceptors and what can be done to solve that problem.
Justin makes a strong case for how only a dozen or so Sw
China and Russia: An Alliance, an Alignment or a Marriage of Convenience?
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Alexander Gabuev (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) and Sergey Radchenko (Johns Hopkins SAIS), two of the foremost experts on the true nature of the China-Russia relationship. Topics discussed:
- The signs that the Xi-Putin summit in Moscow last month may have achieved more substance than many may realize
- How China may covertly help Russia in procurement
Why Taiwan’s Military Modernization Is Moving Too Slowly
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Vincent Chao, a Taiwanese politician and former diplomat and national security strategist, about why Taiwan is moving so slowly to modernize its military and increase deterrence of an existential threat of Chinese invasion.
They discuss Taiwan's messy identity politics, whether Taiwanese will fight to defend their freedoms, Chinese misinformation efforts to drive wedg
Myth Busting With Michael Kofman: Debunking Common Misperceptions About the Ukraine War
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down once again with Michael Kofman, Russian military analyst, who has just returned from visiting the frontline in Bakhmut, to talk about his observations on the fighting there, as well as common misperceptions about Wagner Group, impact of Western training programs on Ukrainian military force composition, the adaptations and learnings of both militaries so far in this wa
How Russia’s Winter Offensive Could Backfire
Dmitri Alperovitch sits down with Michael Kofman to discuss the strategic mistakes of Russia's current offensive in the Donbas and the prospects of an upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive.
We also dive into the implications of the remarkable Prigozhin vs Shoigu gangland-style fight ('razborki' in Russian) and how Russian incompetence may have been the best Ukrainian asset in this war. Mike predicts
Interview: This American Spent 10 Months Fighting in Ukraine
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to David Bramlette, a former U.S. Ranger and Green Beret combat veteran, who has recently returned from fighting with the Ukrainian Foreign Legion in the Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. David shares his experiences of the war, why he went over to risk his life for a foreign country, his impressions of the Russian and Ukrainian forces, and what happens when Americans
How Russia is Working Around Western Sanctions and Export Controls
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to Silverado's own experts - Sarah Stewart (CEO) and Andy David (Senior Director of Research and Analysis) about Silverado's new just published research report that dives deep into the analysis of Russian import trade flows to figure out how Russia is working around the export controls and sanctions it has been put under since the invasion of Ukraine. The report finds that
Why Ukraine May Try to Retake Crimea Next
Since the start of the Russian invasion last February, it has been a commonly accepted wisdom that Ukraine will not try to retake Crimea - an action that many in the West worry will trigger an escalation - until it has taken back all of the territory lost since February 2022.
In this episode, Dmitri Alperovitch once again talks to Sergii Grabskyi, a Reserve Colonel in the Ukrainian military, who
How Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Could Decide the Outcome of the War
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Russian military expert Michael Kofman about: - Why this war may be decided by which side can stretch their ammunition supplies the longest
- Putin's visit to Belarus and whether a new Russian offensive may be coming soon
- 3 areas in which Russian military has been outclassed by Ukrainian forces
- How Russian Military Intelligence (GRU) has performed in this conflict
New Phase of the War: Ukraine Faces Tough Decisions
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman
- The strategic impact of Russian terror strike campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure
- Likelihood of a near-term Ukrainian offensive to retake the South
- Is Ukraine trying to retake Kinburn Spit to control the Dniepier river?
- Would tanks help Ukraine break through the Russian trenches in the Donbas?
- Will we see significant offensive a
No Way Out: Why Negotiations Won’t End the War Soon
In this episode, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with historian and Russia expert Mark Galeotti about:
- Whether Putin is capable of compromising his war aims in any potential future negotiations with Ukraine
- The real reason for why he chose to invade Ukraine
- Why he went ahead and annexed territories he didn't even have full control over
- The similarities between Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanist
Russia’s Cyber Game: What Worked and What Didn’t
In this episode, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Dr. Danny Moore, a scholar of offensive cyber operations and a former cyber operator in the Israeli Defense Forces, about the successes and failures of Russian cyber attacks against Ukraine, the reasons for the lack of Russian cyber retaliation against the West, how the cyber component of warfare might play out different in a potential conflict with
How the Russian Air Force Failed in Ukraine
Why has Russia been unable to suppress Ukrainian air defenses? What is the true state of its missile stockpiles and production rates? Is the F-16 the best aircraft to provide to Ukraine to replace its old Soviet fighter jets? How can the West disrupt the chips supplies for the Russian military?
Dmitri Alperovitch talks to Justin Brock and Dr. Jack Watling from Royal United Services Institute (RUSI
Keys Lessons for Taiwan from the War in Ukraine
What lessons should Taiwan and its allies draw from the current conflict in Ukraine? Is the tank obsolete? Are commercial drones the future of warfare?
Dmitri Alperovitch speaks to Franz-Stefan Gady, a research fellow at IISS and a deep thinker on the future of conflict and war, about his recent trip to Ukraine and the non-obvious lessons for Taiwan from this conflict
How Putin’s Reign Could End
Military coup or orderly transition? Nothing lasts forever and in this edition of the podcast, Dmitri Alperovitch speaks to Daniel Treisman, professor of political science at University of California, who specializes on Russian politics and economics, about how Putin's multi-decade reign of Russia might end
Scenarios for How This War Might End
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman, who is just back from a trip to Ukraine.
They discuss:
- The latest on the fight in Kherson and Luhansk
- Impact of Russian terror strikes on civilian infrastructure
- Ukrainian morale
- How Putin's mobilization is progressing
- What the Russians are trying to achieve with the dirty bomb scares, - Lkelihood of use of nuclear weapons and
- How this war
How America Pulled the Plug on China’s Chips Sector
Dmitri Alperovitch and Silverado's Executive Director Sarah Stewart talk to Kevin Wolf, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration, about the latest export control measures announced by the Biden Administration that are now crippling the Chinese semiconductor companies and why this is one of the most important actions the US could have taken to deter an invasion of Taiwan
What the Kerch Bridge Attack Means for the War
In the latest episode, Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Michael Kofman about the Kerch bridge attack, as well as:
- Prospect of nuclear weapons use by Putin
- Analysis of how Russia's mobilization drive has gone thus far
- Kherson and Donbas counteroffensives by Ukrainian forces
- Why the Russians continue their pointless attacks in Donetsk oblasts
- Ongoing game of musical chairs taking place at the
Betting It All on Black: Putin’s Partial Mobilization
Twitter Space recording from September 21, 2022 of a conversation between Dmitri Alperovitch , Michael Kofman and Rob Lee on the implications of Putin's partial mobilization order and the impact it may have on the outcome of the war, as well as Putin's own political futures
Like Ants to Wet Sugar: How Ukraine Won The Battle of Kharkiv
How did the Russian northern front collapse so rapidly and what can be expected now in the fight for Donbas and Kherson?
Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the latest Ukraine counteroffensive developments with Sergii Grabskyi, a Reserve Colonel in the Ukrainian military.
Russian northern front collapse: Latest on Ukrainian Counteroffensive
Twitter Space recording from September 10, 2022 of a conversation between Dmitri Alperovitch and Michael Kofman on the implications of the rapid collapse of the Russian forces pocket in northern Ukraine and what the future holds for Ukrainian counteroffensives in the north and south
Why the global food shortage is a myth
Was there ever a grain shortage crisis caused by the Russian blockade of Ukrainian exports?
Dmitri Alperovitch gets the real story from Dr. Scott Irwin, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at University of Illinois and an international leader in the field of agricultural economics. Dr. Irwin discusses the true state of grain markets and the causes behind the recent increase in food pr
Ukraine’s cheap drones wreak havoc in Crimea
Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the impact of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian military facilities and logistics in Crimea with Michael Kofman (Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis). And Dmitri's theory on the Russian masterplan for Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant
Topics covered:
$10,000 Chinese UAVs are Ukraine's new asymmetric weapon in the war
Slicing the Sausage: Ukraine’s Upcoming Counteroffensive
In this podcast Dmitri Alperovitch interviews Sergii Grabskyi, a Reserve Colonel in the Ukrainian military, about Ukraine’s upcoming counteroffensive.
Michael Kofman, Research Program Director in the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analysis, also joins the show to share his latest analysis of what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine.
Topics covered:
Ukraine's weapons needs for a su
How Russia Engineered the Perfect Gas Crisis
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with energy markets and russian oil and gas sector expert Sergey Vakulenko (formerly with Gazprom Neft, Royal Dutch Shell and IHS Markit) about how Russia is engineering an energy crisis in Europe, with spillover effects all over the world.
Topics covered:
When it comes to gas, who needs whom more: Russia or Europe?
What are Europe's options to survive the winter without
Why Giving Ukraine F-16s Makes Sense
Dmitri Alperovitch talks with Retired UK Air Marshall Greg Bagwell, former Deputy Commander of Operations at RAF Air Command, about how the West can provide Ukraine with modern aircraft platforms such as F-16s.
Topics covered:
Why F-16 is one of the best planes to provide to Ukraine today
How to transport planes into Ukraine without triggering Russian retaliation
How Ukraine pilots can be trained
Ukraine’s HIMARS edge may not last: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (July 10, 2022)
July 10, 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:
HIMARS: Are they making a strategic difference or will Russia find a way to blunt their effects?
Can ATACMS 300km range missiles break the Russian Black Sea Blockade
How Putin is dragging Belarus into the war: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 26, 2022)
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?
H
The War of Attrition: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 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 f
The Long War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (June 5, 2022)
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 countero
Inside the West’s Economic War Against Russia: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 27, 2022)
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
How effective is the Russian military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 15, 2022)
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
How Moskva Was Sunk: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 8, 2022)
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
Ukrainian Military: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (May 1, 2022)
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 fron
Fight for Donbas: Analysis of the war in Ukraine (April 24, 2022)
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
Nuclear Weapons: Iran, North Korea and Have We Lost the Nonproliferation Fight?
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 Khamene
Science of War: Analysis of the war in Ukraine and implications for Taiwan (April 3, 2022)
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 attac
Endgame in Sight: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 27, 2022)
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 Ana
Stalemate: Analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 20, 2022)
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)
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War for Cities: Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine (March 13, 2022)
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 In
Military analysis of the the war in Ukraine: March 6, 2022
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)
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