May 27, 2022
It’s been over 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Soviet Union and 22 years since Vladimir Putin came to power. Now in the throes of a Ukraine invasion, the Russian regime combats any conflict with an utter disregard for internal opposition and external western pressure.
From the inside, fighting Putin is
the only option for Russian activists. From the outside, what are
the strategic options for western countries against this
authoritarian superpower? Do military action or economic sanctions
work? Or do we need to consider less orthodox
approaches?
In this talk from 2014, in the wake of
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the shooting down of MH17,
Russian journalist & activist Masha Gessen and foreign policy
analyst Tom Switzer test different ideas on how to deal with
Putin.