United Security Sample - Back In the USSR

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🗓️ 18 September 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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In this sample from the United Security podcast, Lisa Monaco and Ken Wainstein explain the circumstances surrounding the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who recently awoke from a medically-induced coma. In the full episode, Lisa and Ken continue their discussion about Navalny and the geopolitical implications of his poisoning, from potential U.S. sanctions to possible connections to the popular uprising in Belarus. To listen and get access to the full archive of CAFE Insider content, try the membership free for two weeks: www.cafe.com/insider Sign up receive the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig: wwww.cafe.com/brief The United Security podcast is produced by CAFE Studios. References and Supplemental Materials: https://cafe.com/cyber-space-podcast/united-security-sample-back-in-the-u-s-s-r See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi folks, Lisa Monaco here.
0:04.0	This week our focus is on Russia.
0:06.7	Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and outspoken Putin critic who was poisoned
0:11.7	last month with a chemical nerve agent, has awoken from a medically induced coma.
0:16.9	Meanwhile, mass protests have continued across Belarus following a presidential election
0:21.9	last month, which was marred by allegations of widespread electoral fraud.
0:27.5	On Monday, longtime Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, who is often referred to as
0:33.6	Europe's last dictator, traveled to Russia to appeal to Putin for help.
0:38.8	I talk about all this and more with Ken Weinstine on the newest episode of the United Security
0:44.0	podcast.
0:45.0	Today, we're sharing a clip with listeners of Stay Tuned with Preep.
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1:22.9	The first thing I think we need to talk about is what's been going on with this poisoning
1:28.6	of a Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.
1:31.9	The whole story, Ken is right out of a cold war spine novel.
1:36.5	I think we should first step back and figure out how did we get here and more to the point,
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