The New Cold War Podcast

The New Cold War Podcast


Latest Episodes

Vindication
July 26, 2020

The Intelligence and Security Committee of the British parliament has published its report on Russia. I’m furious — but feel vindicated.

Hagia Sofia’s fate echoes in eastern Europe
July 19, 2020

Hagia Sofia’s fate has echoes in countries that remember the Communist war on history.

China’s hidden hand in the West
July 12, 2020

An alarming new book, Hidden Hand, highlights the extent of Chinese Communist Party penetration of western countries.

Putin’s China problem
July 05, 2020

Putin has a choice about China, which is more than he allows the Russian people.

Putin’s history essay requires a rewrite
June 28, 2020

The Russian leader’s revisionist take on the wartime past is self-serving and partial.

BLM and Eastern Europe — more in common than meets the eye
June 21, 2020

African-American struggles for justice and memory should be all too familiar to East Europeans — and perhaps even vice versa.

Trump’s German troop pull-out threatens us all
June 14, 2020

Donald Trump’s decision to punish Angela Merkel by pulling US troops out of Germany will leave everyone – including Americans – at greater risk.

Russia and China – compare, contrast, beware
June 07, 2020

Russia and China’s tactics are not identical, but they overlap. Here are twenty of them. They may seem counterproductive. But seen from Beijing and Moscow, that’s not the point.

Hong Kong’s plight shames us all
May 29, 2020

The Chinese Communist Party is crushing Hong Kong. Taiwan’s next. What are we going to do about it?

Pandemic rocks geopolitical world order
May 24, 2020

The geopolitical fallout from the pandemic will change the world. We can already see some of the winners—and the losers. -