Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex - Scale: https://scale.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil Looking for more episodes? 3) An appearance on Stephen W. Carson's Radical Liberation podcast. Stephen Kotkin: They've done much better than we anticipated based upon what we saw in Afghanistan withdrawal, in the Aukus rollout, the rollout of the deal to sell nuclear submarines to the Australians but they've learned from their mistakes. All the minerals that they have that they extract which is all just cash flow. What if anything have they gotten wrong in this? Let's think about him. The more you corner, the more there's nothing to lose for Putin, the more he can raise the stakes. Some experts, includingJohn Mearsheimer, have blamedNATOexpansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Putin to defend his sphere of influence. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Let's not do that again. If you deny them over time through the Commerce Department, American-made software, and American-made equipment and products, you can hurt this regime and create a technology desert. It's not exactly the same as Stalinism. That's on a recent episode of our podcast. The wholesale collectivization of some 120 million peasants necessitated levels of coercion that were extreme even for Russia, and the resulting mass starvation elicited criticism inside the party . We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. All rights reserved. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Professor Stephen Kotkin. And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. The written version of this review can be found here. Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinsonasked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin 5 questions, all in the foreign policy and history realm. All the nonsense about how the West is decadent, the West is over, the West is in decline, it's a multipolar world, the rise of China, et cetera. If they can force all opposition into exile or prison, they can survive no matter how incompetent, no matter how corrupt, no matter how terrible they are. He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. Professor Stephen Kotkin. No one I know understands this history more intimately than Stephen Kotkin. It is committed to policy-relevant scholarship that addresses the most important strategic issues facing our nation today and . It had militarism. The historian Stephen Kotkin puts Vladimir Putins destructive campaign against Ukraine in context, and Campion talks about her Western that isnt really a Western. These were: 1) A second appearance on Alex Kaschuta's Subversive podcast. The biggest surprise of course, was the West. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss Stalins differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and HitShow More, On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behiShow More, When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. We have strong institutions, we have powerful and free media. That's what happens with dictatorships. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Stephen Kotkin on the History of Harvesters, Telepathy and the Future of Food. 2023 Cond Nast. They're terrible at everything. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. Stephen Kotkin interview on Russia, Ukraine - podcast yukibird0 154 subscribers 30K views 3 months ago #ukraine #russia Around 1. october 2022 danish newspaper Information interviewed. Stephen shares the story of his hair, which led to him using a variety of pen names in the literary world. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. Does he think he knows better than everybody else? The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. On this week's episode of my podcast, I Have to Ask, I spoke with Stephen Kotkin, a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union who has just published the massive second volume of his Joseph Stalin . He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 18781928 and Waiting for Hitler, 19291941. That it had been modernized to the point where it could organize not a military invasion, but a lightning coup to take Kyiv in one, two, four, five days. The premise of this show is simple: Peter Robinson poses five questions to Dr. Kotkin: what Xi Jinping, the president of China believes; what Vladimir Putin believes; whether nuclear weapons are a deterrent in the 21st century; the chances of another American renewal; and Kotkins rational basis for loving the United States. Very similar situation in some ways. Stephen Kotkin: I have only the greatest respect for George Kennan, whom I knew, John Mearsheimer is a giant of a scholar but I respectfully disagree. . He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. The greatest exertion it showed is in economic sanctions which in fact, have proved to be more comprehensive and more powerful than maybe people had anticipated some weeks ago. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Understanding the psyche of Russia and the Russians has bewildered Westerners for generations; foremost expert Stephen Kotkin gives some penetrating insights into how to do it. Stephen Kotkin: It's a military-police dictatorship. The problem with their argument is that it assumes that had NATO not expanded, Russia wouldn't be exactly the same or very likely close to what it is today. Accuracy and availability may vary. Otherwise, their war is unfolding well. The regime became more and more corrupt, less and less sophisticated, less and less trustworthy, less and less popular. It had militarism. A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 18781928andWaiting for Hitler, 19291941. He believed that the Ukrainian government was a pushover. Visit our website terms of useat www.wnyc.org for further information. In trying to match the West or at least manage the differential between Russia and the West, they resort to coercion. If you want to understand this crisis and some possible outcomes, dont miss this conversation. Stephen Kotkin: With Russia, what you've got is a remarkable civilization. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. All rights reserved. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. Kotkin has published two volumes of a projected three-part biography of Stalin, and his works on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its aftermath are without peer in their precision and. The world's view of .Show More. In this episode, Lexman welcomes Stephen Kotkin to discuss his writing and pseudonyms. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. Administrations that perform badly can learn and get better which is not the case in Russia and it's an advantage we can forget. Programa Lex Fridman Podcast, ep. Recorded on January 14, 2022. We don't need your taxes, we don't need you to vote, we don't rely on you for anything because we have oil and gas, palladium, and titanium," and fill in the blank. We discuss the forces that led to the development of harvesters and what they may be able to achieve in the future. In a sweeping discussion at FIS Maastricht, Professor Stephen Kotkin argues that Ukraine still has a long fight ahead, China has learnt economic strangulation and diplomatic coercion are a better strategy than invasion in Taiwan - and the west must invest more in its financial systems, military alliances and society. Then say, "These high water marks aside, Russia has almost always been a relatively weak great power." Professor Stephen Kotkin continued his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, with a focus on Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the years leading up to World War II. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. If not, then you're in for a treat as Stephen Kotkin brings us his latest, ESCARGOT. David Remnick: Stephen Kotkin is a professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. It's certainly not the same as Xi Jinping or the regime in Iran. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. A Historian Of The Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution. We're talking about one person here. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify, or support it on Patreon.This episode is presented by Cash App. Of course, they decided they might need some security in Afghanistan for the new regime and so they sent in all sorts of army regimens to provide security. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. and WNYC Studios, Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window). If money just gushes out of the ground in the form of hydrocarbons, diamonds, or other minerals, the oppressors can emancipate themselves from the oppressed. He believed what he was likely told or wanted to believe about his own military. Beginning with the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, Russia managed to expand at an average rate of 50 square miles per day for hundreds of years, eventually covering one-sixth of the Earth's landmass.". Mr. Baker is also host of WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker, a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and the weekly WSJ Opinion podcast "Free Expression" where he speaks with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. The financial sanctions are very impressive but they'll take a while to affect the calculus of those people around Putin and Putin himself. James and Al are joined by foreign affairs and Russian expert Stephen Kotkin for a deep dive into the history of the Soviet Union, how Putin is running the country in its aftermath, and the current state of the war in Ukraine. Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine: With Lex Fridman, Stephen Kotkin. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3.This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. It had repression. It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? 20 Podcast Episodes. Articles by this author: Essay Spring 1983 Beyond Free Trade While a . The contributing writer Dhruv Khullar examines which strategies worked to control the virus, and talks with the C.D.C.'s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, about the problem of misinformation. Would you think I'm wrong? Report Video. He is Co-Director of Princeton's Program in History and the Practice of Diplomacy and Director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. All the minerals that they extract which is not the case in Russia the... 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