CER podcast: The implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine

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🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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In this year’s final episode of the Centre for European Reform podcast, our researchers unpack the most significant event of the past year, Russia’s war on Ukraine. The CER’s experts analyse the impact of the war thus far and share their predictions for 2023. Ian Bond, director of foreign policy, evaluates Russia and Ukraine’s performance in the war and the Western response. Senior research fellow Luigi Scazzieri discusses the war’s impacts on European defence and enlargement. Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow, explains how the war has affected energy policy. Zach Meyers, senior research fellow, shares his views on the technological aspects of the war. And Charles Grant, director of the CER, gives his insights on the war’s broader geopolitical implications.

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0:00.0	From the Center for European Reform, this is the CEO podcast.
0:04.1	Poson us seriously the question of the
0:05.9	future that we want, and we all
0:08.1	all together, the courage to it
0:09.8	for us in Germany, is the
0:11.9	beckrentness to the European Europe
0:13.7	part of our state's resolve.
0:15.7	A strong united Europe is a necessity for the world
0:17.8	because an integrated Europe remains vital to
0:19.9	our international order. This is the moment for Europe world because an integrated Europe remains vital to our international order.
0:21.3	This is the moment for Europe to lead the way towards a new vitality.
0:30.3	Hello everyone and welcome to the Center for European Reform podcast. I'm Helmi Pilai and I'm the
0:35.7	Clare-Marina O'Donnell Fellow here at the CR. In this year's last
0:38.9	episode of the podcast, we'll do a little year in review about 2022 and start looking to what might
0:44.2	happen in 2023. This past year, the war in Ukraine has overshadowed everything else. So naturally
0:49.3	this will be the focus of this episode too. With my colleagues, we will talk about the impacts of the
0:53.8	war in energy, technology, and of course foreign policy. My colleagues, we will talk about the impacts of the war and energy,
0:54.9	technology, and of course, foreign policy. Our first guest will be Ian Bond, the CER's director
1:00.3	of foreign policy. Ian, let's start with the basics. Has Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of
1:06.1	February changed your view of Russia's goals and capabilities? Well, I don't think it's changed my view of
1:12.0	Russia's goals because I've thought for some time that what Putin was trying to do was to
1:18.9	reassemble parts of the former Soviet Union to extend Russia's sphere of influence,
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