The Lands in Between

<p class="x_MsoNormal">In addition to following Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine, host <a href='https://www.fdd.org/team/clifford-d-may/'>Cliff May</a> has also been trying to understand what’s going on in "the lands between" – the lands between Russia and Western Europe; lands that Vladimir Putin would like also to include in his empire or, failing that, in his sphere of influence.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">And this just in: The Islamic Republic of Iran, just south of what were the borders of the Soviet empire, is assisting Putin in his aggression. Curious, no?</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">To discuss these and related issues, Cliff is joined by <a href='https://www.fdd.org/team/ivana-stradner/'>Dr. Ivana Stradner</a>, who serves as an advisor to <a href='https://www.fdd.org/projects/barish-center-for-media-integrity/'>FDD’s Barish Center for Media Integrity</a>, and by <a href='https://www.fdd.org/team/emanuele-ottolenghi/'>Dr. Emanuele Ottolenghi</a>, a senior fellow at FDD and an expert at <a href='https://www.fdd.org/projects/center-on-economic-and-financial-power/'>FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power (CEFP)</a>.</p>