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ReConsider

Erik Fogg

A podcast to examine your life, because the unexamined life is not worth living.

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  • August 10 · 1 hr 10 min

    [2.6] The One Wisdom

    The Wisest Across Ages and Cultures Converged on One Wisdom for Life

  • Oct 17, 2022 · 1 hr 9 min

    Reconsidering Russia 2: Russia's Interest & What to Expect with Prof. Mitchell Orenstein

    Mitchell Orenstein is a professor of Central and East European Politics in the Slavic department at the University of Pennsylvania and an associate of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian studies at Harvard. His research focuses on the political economy and international affairs of Central and Eastern Europe. This episode is the latest installment to the four-part series on Reconsidering Russia, where we try to dig into Russia's historical and geopolitical context to help you better understand some of their moves today and what's going on in their country today. Tune in to hear Eric, Xander, and Professor Orenstein dive deep into Russia's real objective in Ukraine, Eastern Vs. Western-leaning periods of Russian leadership, why Russia really needs to diversify its economy, and so much more. 00:00 Introduction 01:35 Why Geopolitics is not about reforms or democracy 03:49 What does Russia really want? 05:49 Understanding Russia's national interests and foreign policy preferences 12:59 Eastern Vs. Western-leaning periods of Russian leadership 16:33 Comparing Russian perceptions to the American interpretation 20:10 What does the 'Near Abroad' mean? 20:54 The democratization of Russia's 'Near Abroad' 24:12 Consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union 28:10 The strategic and fundamental importance of Ukraine 32:14 Russian interests in Finland 34:57 The Nature of Germany's relationship with Russia 39:01 Caucasus as a region of strategic importance to Russia 44:15 Chinese and Russian interests in South-East Asia 47:15 China-Russia relations: Eternal rivals or emerging alliance 50:41 Russia's views on China's growth in power and influence 52:38 Russia-Japan dispute over Kuril Islands 54:50 Thoughts on Russia's domestic politics and foreign policy 58:35 Why Russia really needs to diversify its economy 01:01:58 What to expect from Russia in the next 5 to 10 years 01:05:18 Russia - a gas station with nuclear weapons 01:08:03 Parting thoughts Links and Resources: Reconsidermedia.com Mitchel's website - https://www.mitchellorenstein.com/ Mitchel's profile on the Foreign Affairs Magazine - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/authors/mitchell-orenstein Reconsider Media on Twitter - https://twitter.com/reconsidermedia Reconsider Media on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ReConsiderMedia/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 19, 2022 · 36 min

    Ukraine X: The Absolutely Dazzling Counter-Blitzkrieg

    Time in Kyiv: 9am, Tues, Sep 13th. Kharkiv Oblast is free. Zelenksy announced about 6 weeks ago that a major counter-offensive in the South would take place. After a month of attacking bridges, rail depots, ammunition depots, C&C, bases, etc etc etc, the offensive started in earnest. 2 weeks in, they haven’t gotten a ton of territory back. But, as all of us paying attention know, the Southern offensive may have been the greatest diversion in warfare since WWII itself. Over the last week, Ukraine launched the most dazzling counter-blitzkrieg I can think of. We’re going to go over all of that in its glorious detail here. There’s so, so, so much we don’t know. Lots of opsec, lots intentionally hidden from the public. What I can say with certainty is there will be many a movie made about this in Hollywood -- this is one of the great moments in military and geopolitical history, period. It is very, very likely the tide of the war has turned, and for good. David is now on top of Goliath, pummeling him. Please excuse the sound. I wasn’t planning to record while on break here but I just couldn't help it. I don’t have my mic! Connect with Mark Russian History on Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 6, 2022 · 1 hr 19 min

    ReConsidering Russia: The Complex History of Russia

    Mark Schauss is the host of Russian Rulers History and Battle Ground History. Known for being heavily well-versed with the history of Russia, Mark Schauss joins us in today’s episode to talk about the Russian history in its most authentic form. Mark shares everything from Russia’s first invasion to how all these historic events reflect on how Russia moves socio-politically in today’s world. Join the ReConsider Patreon Topics Covered What made mark start his podcast and how it’s currently going. The history of the first invasion and the second invasion of Russia. The geography of Russia and why it’s easy to invade Russia but why it’s difficult to stay. How Russia was able to balance European powers and how they were able to to set up alliances to protect their borders. Mark shares all about the Napolean and Crimean war. The casualties of the Russian Civil War. The transition period between 1917 to the World War 2. How Russia came back from the 2nd World War as a superpower country. Connect with Mark Russian History on Facebook Resources Mentioned Russian Rulers Podcast Russian Rulers History Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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