#8 Russia, Ukraine, and China- a Conversation with Brian Finley

In this episode we explore the situation in Russia, Ukraine, and China.  We talk with Brian Finley about Russia’s evolution since the fall of the Iron Curtain. We discuss what has led to the current dilemma we face in Ukraine and how that might end.  We finish our conversation talking about China, how we see them and how they see us. 

Brian Finlay is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Stimson Center; a non-profit public policy think tank in Washington DC.  The Stimson Center promotes international security and shared prosperity through applied research and independent analysis, global engagement, and policy innovation.  The Stimson Center ranks 10^th among all US think tanks and among the top 20 defense and national security think tanks globally.

Brian likes to reflect that he came of age during the Cold War and began his distinguished career as the Soviet Union was falling apart.  Brian holds an M.A. from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, a graduate diploma from the School of Advanced International Studies, the Johns Hopkins University, and an honors B.A. from Western University in Canada.  Brian has served as Vice President, Managing Director, and Senior Fellow at Stimson. He has also worked for the Brookings Institute and the Century Foundation.

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