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The Bear Market Brief (BMB) podcast explores politics, economics, and their intersection in Russia, Ukraine, and the post-Soviet space. BMB Russia & Ukraine is a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Philadelphia. Visit www.fpri.org/bmb-russia to learn more, or follow us on Twitter @bearmarketbrief or @FPRI.

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    Russia's War in Ukraine: The Strategic Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 46:29


    FPRI's Phil Wasielewski joins to provide an update on the war and take a step back. What is the broader strategic picture and what does it mean for Putin and Russia?

    How Do You Solve a Problem Like Navalny?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 38:05


    Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet, Ben Noble, authors of the book "Navalny: Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?" and Eilish Hart, editor of BMB Ukraine, join to discuss all things Alexei Navalny. You can purchase the book on https://global.oup.com and use ADISTA5 for a 30% discount!

    Parliamentary, My Dear Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 32:11


    Felix Light stops by to discuss Russia's upcoming Duma elections, what they mean, who's involved, and what to expect.

    Mishustin Impossible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 36:11


    Who is Russia's prime minister, anyway? Dr. Fabian Burkhardt joins to explain PM Mishustin's agenda, and what his role means for governance in Russia.

    Wither Democracy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 36:11


    Nick Trickett and Isabel Linzer join to talk freedom, both on the internet and the ballot box, as Russia prepares for elections this fall.

    Hindsight is 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 33:14


    So what actually happened in Russia this year? Andras Toth-Czifra takes a look back at key trends and a look forward at what to expect in 2021.

    Sber Me: The Details

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 32:56


    BMB Russia and Ukraine editor in chief Stephanie Petrella joins for a discussion of fintech in Russia and how state-owned giants like Sberbank (aka Sber) are changing the game. Also, how does one "do" a brief?

    Biden: His Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 28:53


    Lincoln Pigman stops by to explore what U.S. Russia policy might look like under the Biden Administration. And was Trump actually good for Russia?

    Check-In Kyiv

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 36:02


    The Bear Market Brief podcast returns to Ukraine with Fabrice Deprez and Eilish Hart. We discuss local election results and a worsening constitutional crisis, as well as some political economy.

    Double Crisis Double Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 58:03


    With Kyrgyzstan and Nagorno Karabakh in crisis, Colleen Wood and Jeff Mankoff join to help us break down both.

    Toxic Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 26:24


    In light of Alexey Navalny’s recent poisoning, Katrina Keegan interviewed human rights activist Vladimir Kara-Murza about his experiences being poisoned in Moscow in 2015 and 2017.

    The Emperor's New Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 11:28


    This week BMB Editor Stephanie Petrella and Eurasia Program Director Chris Miller chat with Jonathan Hillman, Director of the Reconnecting Asia Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), about his new book The Emperor’s New Road: China and the Project of the Century (Yale University Press, 2020).

    Return of the Macro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 33:47


    So how do we actually *do* political risk? Former EIC of BMB Russia Nick Trickett drops by to talk risk, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Russia after COVID.

    Ukraine is Game to You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 26:51


    BMB Ukraine editors Fabrice Deprez and Eilish Hart drop by to tackle how Zelensky is doing, what is going on at Ukraine's embattled anti-corruption agency, and more!

    Politics for Profit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 18:52


    In this week's episode, Chris and Stephanie speak with David Szakonyi about his new book "Politics for Profit: Business, Elections, and Policymaking in Russia" which explores why Russian business people choose to leave the private sector, why they contest elections, and what the consequences are for their firms and for society when they win.Learn more about the book here: https://amzn.to/321Pqib

    Krai and Punishment

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 37:19


    What's eating Khabarovsk Krai? Kirill Shamiev helps us explore mass protest after the arrest of its governor on suspiciously timed murder charges.

    The Fiscal Fortress

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 14:11


    FPRI Eurasia Director Chris Miller talks with BMB Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Petrella about COVID in Russia, the government’s economic priorities, and the protests in Khabarovsk.

    Popular/Populist: Is Putin a Populist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 32:33


    Brian Taylor joins for the conclusion of the Popular/Populist series. We evaluate what populism even means, and whether Putin fits into the category.

    Popular/Populist : Is Putin Popular?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 34:32


    Yana Govokhovskaia joins for the first part of a two part series where we tackle a key question: is Putin popular? And what does popularity even mean in the Russian political context?

    We Can Defense If We Want To

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 34:59


    Michael Kofman joins in a foray into all things Russian military.

    Comrade COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 21:49


    Eurasia Director Chris Miller and BMB Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Petrella talk COVID-19 in Moscow and the regions, the outlook for Russia’s economy, and the Kremlin’s strategy in its constitutional reform campaign.

    Macro Polo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 30:35


    Ivan Tkachev joins to help us explore a big question: how has Russia's economy actually been doing the past few years?

    Brent Out of Shape

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 31:55


    Rauf Mammadov joins to chat about global oil markets, Russia's goals in the Middle East, and some Siberian geology.

    3.6 Roentgen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 30:24


    Chris Miller joins to talk about COVID-19 and what it means for Russia. Also: oil markets, the military industrial complex, and big data.

    I See Debt People

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 34:36


    Host Aaron Schwartzbaum talks to Maximilian Hess about the Russia-Ukraine credit spat, bonds in geopolitics, and Abkhaz bitcoin(!).

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