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Nov 2023

1h 3m

Russia and the Global South with Hanna N...

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

About this episode

On this week's episode, tune into a conversation Max had on October 24, 2023 with CSIS Senior Associate non-resident fellows, Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte. Hanna, based in Berlin, is an expert on Russian foreign policy, the Middle East, and arms control and nonproliferation. While Hanna was in DC, she sat down with Max and Michael to discuss Russia's strategy towards the Global South in the wake of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Learn More:

"Putin is Getting What He Wants," by Hanna Notte (The New York Times)

"How Russia Globalized the War in Ukraine," by Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte (Foreign Affairs)

"Russia's Axis of the Sanctioned," by Hanna Notte (Foreign Affairs)

"The Age of Great-Power Distraction" by Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte (Foreign Affairs)

"Seller's Remorse: The Challenges Facing Russia's Arms Exports," by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, Tina Dolbaia, and Nick Fenton (CSIS)

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