Episode #10: Russian Speaking Latvians and NATO (Matt Gobush)

Published: Sept. 18, 2017, 8:17 p.m.

b'In this episode, Matt Gobush talks about his article on Latvia, Russia, and NATO. He focuses in on Russian-speaking residents in Latvia and makes the case for why Americans should be concerned about this issue. Moreover, he offers both hard power and soft power foreign policy recommendations.\\n\\nThis topic is especially relevant now because last week Russia launched its massive Zapad 2017 military exercise in Belarus and Russia. While we recorded this episode a couple months ago, Matt speaks briefly about this exercise and why it is relevant for Latvia and the United States.\\n\\nTo read this article or subscribe to Providence, please visit ProvidenceMag.com.'