To his detractors, Putin is an autocrat, crushing any threat to his power, while renewing Soviet-style expansionism. To supporters, Putin represents Russia’s redemption as a global superpower – and an alternative to the liberal democracy espoused by the West. Great Decisions explores what drives Putin’s Foreign Policy.
Featured Guests:
- Madeleine Albright, Frm. U.S. Secretary of State
- John O. Brennan, Director, Frm. Central Intelligence Agency
- Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
- Pat Buchanan, Presidential Assistant
- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Professor of Politics, NYU
- Amb. (Ret.) Nicholas Burns, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
- Keith Gessen, Professor, Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
- Amb. (Ret.) Michael Gfoeller, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.)
- Amb. (Ret.) Tatiana C. Gfoeller, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.)
- Gen. Michael Hayden, Former Director, CIA and NSA
- Vladimir Kara-Murza, Vice Chairman, Open Russia
- Allen Lynch, Professor, University of Virginia
- Olena Nikolayenko, Associate Professor, Fordham University
- Alina Polyakova, Director of Research, Europe and Eurasia, Atlantic Council
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, (R-California)
- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor, Columbia University
- Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
- Alex Shephard, News Editor, The New Republic
- Dimitri Simes, President and CEO, The Center for the National Interest
- Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor and Publisher, The Nation Magazine
- Michael Williams, Director, NYU Program in International Relations
- Amb. Yolodymyr Yelchenko, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations