Three reasons the coup in Russia matters to the US: Living on “the brink of great disorder”
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The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 27 June 2023
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If you live in Russia, you must be wondering what last weekend’s uprising means for your future. If you live in the US, you should be asking the same question, though for different reasons: the effects on those who hold nuclear power, the effects on global markets, and the threat of even greater instability and oppression should Vladimir Putin fall. In such instances, it’s easy to feel like powerless victims of forces beyond our understanding or control. When we are living on “the brink of great disorder,” however, followers of Jesus can take heart from two related biblical facts.
Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:32.9 | podcast for Tuesday, June the 27th, 2023. Today's article is written by Dr. Jim Denison |
| 0:40.0 | and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum. |
| 0:44.3 | If you live in Russia, you must be wondering |
| 0:46.9 | what last week ends uprising means for your future. |
| 0:50.4 | If you live in the U.S., you should be asking the same question, |
| 0:55.5 | though for different reasons. |
| 1:01.0 | Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke publicly last night for the first time in two days, |
| 1:18.6 | denouncing as blackmail the rebellion by the Wagner mercenary group and insisting that his nation and government are united against any threats. However, as Tom Nichols noted in the Atlantic, Russia's once unchallengeable czar is no longer invincible. The master of the Kremlin had to make a deal with a convict just to avert the shock and embarrassment of an armed march into the Russian capital while the Russians |
| 1:28.9 | are fighting on the front lines in Ukraine. Now, according to Britain's former ambassador to Russia, |
| 1:34.4 | Putin's future depends on the outcome of that war. As the uprising affects military morale and |
| 1:40.5 | his standing among his own people, the Ukrainian military is continuing its advance and has |
| 1:46.2 | reportedly landed troops on the Russian side eastern bank of the Nipro River across from the city |
| 1:52.5 | of Kyrson. No one foresaw such events when Putin launched his immoral invasion 16 months ago. |
| 1:59.0 | The coup matters to the U.S. as well for three reasons. One is the |
| 2:03.2 | potential chaos in the world's largest nuclear power, reviving decades-old concerns about who |
| 2:10.2 | might ultimately control Russia's nuclear forces. A second is the effect on global markets. |
| 2:16.9 | shares fell yesterday as the rebellion added to uncertainties over the war in Ukraine. |
| 2:22.9 | A third is the threat of even greater instability and oppression if Putin falls. |
| 2:28.7 | As retired General David Petraeus noted on CNN's State of the Union, |
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