Ukraine as a Pawn: The Real Reason the US Forced a Crisis with Russia
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The war in Ukraine has altered the global order. How is it changing politics around the globe? What is the historical background of the different nations in the region throughout the different historical eras and how does that affect the current conflict? What does history tell us about where this is headed?
Brian Becker is joined by Vijay Prashad, the Executive Director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, and author of “Red Star Over the Third World.”
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| 0:00.0 | We need a new system. We need a new society. |
| 0:04.0 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, |
| 0:09.0 | but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. Welcome to this week's episode of the Real Story on the Socialist program. |
| 0:40.3 | I'm your host, Brian Becker. |
| 0:42.3 | Today we'll be talking about the war in Ukraine. |
| 0:45.8 | We're speaking with Vijay Prashad. |
| 0:47.6 | He is the executive director of the Tri-Continental Institute for Social Research. |
| 0:53.5 | Chief editor of Leftward Books. |
| 0:55.9 | He is a prolific author and the author of Red Star over the Third World. |
| 1:01.5 | Vij, welcome back to the Socialist Program. |
| 1:04.2 | Thanks. |
| 1:04.7 | Great to be with you, Brian. |
| 1:06.7 | Vij, there's new news about the Ukraine War. |
| 1:10.6 | Of course, we've been following it carefully since before the Russian military operation |
| 1:15.2 | or the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| 1:17.3 | We're going back a couple months now. |
| 1:20.0 | And it's very important for our audience and especially for people on the left. |
| 1:24.5 | This is the socialist program to keep in clear focus what caused the |
| 1:29.5 | crisis. The war had a certain beginning, but it had a prelude. And the prelude is critically |
| 1:35.4 | important for us to understand why the war started, why Russia did what it did, and also what |
| 1:42.5 | the path towards peace would be. |
| 1:49.2 | It's one thing to go out and say Russia should immediately stop the war. |
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