131: Is Russia a real country with Peter Pomeranzev

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🗓️ 17 March 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

James and Al welcome John Hopkins’ Agora Institute Senior Fellow Peter Pomerantsev to examine Putin’s plans in Ukraine and the role of propaganda in the conflict. They discuss what the West needs to do now, Russian public opinion, how to win the information war, and what it will take for democracies to triumph over authoritarian regimes while staying true to their innate strengths.

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0:41.1	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and Am Al Hines.
0:45.7	This week our guest is a senior fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs,
0:50.2	the London School of Economics, and a great journalist, Soviet,
0:54.0	Born, Peter, Palmer Ansiff. And remember, we love taking your questions,
0:59.1	so write into Politics War Room at gmail.com or send a tweet to Atpliticon for next week's show.
1:05.7	We'll get to as many as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're from.
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1:27.3	Peter, Palmer Ansiff, Born and Keve, an author, journalist, expert on disinformation.
1:34.7	We appreciate you joining us, Peter.
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