Deep State Radio: Before Putin Backs Down, He Will Double Down

March 01,2022

The war in Ukraine continues with major Ukrainian cities either under seige or facing future shelling. DSR host David Rothkopf brings together Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University; Ambassador Douglas Lute, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; and Ambassador Bill Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine to discuss the current situation on the ground in Ukraine and potential paths forward in the conflict. Is deescalation possible? How bad will it this get for Ukrainian civilians stuck in Kharkiv and Kyiv? What is left for NATO to do to push back against Putin? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions at the consequential moment in history.

About this series

Twice a week, this podcast will take you on a smart, direct, sometimes scary, sometimes profane, sometimes hilarious tour of the inner workings of American power and of the impact of our leaders and their policies on our standing in the world. Hosted by noted author and commentator David Rothkopf and featuring regulars Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School, https://radiopublic.com/deep-state-radio-GMBaaj/s1!54d27Kori Schake of Stanford University and David Sanger of the New York Times, the program will be the lively, smart dinner table conversation on the big issues of the day that you wish you were having…without the calories. Sometimes special guests will join the conversation and always the emphasis will be on providing the unvarnished perspectives others shy away from. Deep State Radio is the insider perspective on American national security and foreign policy that you can’t find anywhere else.