TPI Special: The War in Ukraine, With Charles A. Kupchan

Charles A. Kupchan, senior fellow at CFR and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its sweeping ramifications for global order. 

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  • James M. Lindsay
    Mary and David Boies Distinguished Senior Fellow in U.S. Foreign Policy and Director of Fellowship Affairs
Episode Guests
  • Charles A. Kupchan
    Senior Fellow

Show Notes

Charles A. Kupchan, senior fellow at CFR and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its sweeping ramifications for global order. 

 

Articles Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Charles A. Kupchan, “Why Putin’s War With Ukraine Is a miscalculation,” CFR.org, February 24, 2022

 

Charles A. Kupchan, “The Right Way to Split China and Russia,” Foreign Affairs, August 4, 2021

 

Books Mentioned

 

Charles A. Kupchan, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself From the World (2020)

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