Dr. Gilbert Doctorow based in Brussels, is an independent political analyst, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and holds a doctorate in Russian history from Columbia University. He talks Ukraine’s recent launch of (ATACMS) into Russia, how Russia might respond, Putin being level headed, US Foreign Policy, T

Gilbert Doctorow discusses how the U.S. and Russia are testing each other's red lines in a bid to avoid Doomsday. Russia felt existentially threatened and thus needed to push back U.S. and NATO presence in Ukraine. The war is also existential for the U.S. Both sides seek to prolong the war. The most depressing thing is

Summary: The U.S. media has presented a uniform, uncritical view of the war in Ukraine. Gilbert Doctorow draws on his decades of experience living and working in Russia to separate the facts from the fiction. Guest bio: Gilbert Doctorow is an independent political analyst based in Brussels. He chose this third career o

Russian expert Gilbert Doctorow joins us for a rational discussion of the conflict between Russia and ukraine, and to caution against the wild demands of armchair warriors on the Internet who seem oblivious to the dangers involved in escalation. Sponsor: BetterHelp Show notes for Ep. 2074

Beyond the breathless coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a story of broken promises and a fractured security landscape. Legacy media over simplifies the fighting into stereotypes of good and evil but the truth is complex — and something the neocons who push for conflict will never admit. Gilbert Doctorow, a