Ukraine and the Defense of Democracy

Episode #84

On this week’s episode, Bill and Phil discuss recent developments in Ukraine, how Russia’s invasion will impact the global world order, whether Vladimir Putin is acting rationally, and what political science tells us about madman theories of international politics.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2022

• “The War in Ukraine Holds a Warning for the World Order” by Damien Cave in The New York Times

• “There Are Many Things Worse Than American Power” by Shadi Hamid in The Atlantic

• “Perhaps Putin thinks acting crazy is a good strategy. My research says otherwise.” by Roseanne W. McManus in The Washington Post

• “What Putin’s Nuclear Threats Mean for the U.S.” by Caitlin Talmadge in The Wall Street Journal

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