Backfire

Published: March 1, 2022, 3:22 p.m.

I never thought Vladimir Putin would invade Ukraine. It didn\u2019t make any sense. It was irrational. I was wrong \u2013 but right. He did invade. But I was right because he has not achieved any of his strategic goals and he (and Russia) are in a much worse situation than before the invasion. In this podcast, I analyze Putin\u2019s disastrous military misadventure and look at its implications for the future.