Kelley Vlahos & Mark Episkopos speak with Sumantra Maitra on his new book

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Book Talk – The Sources of Russian Aggression
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Russia’s goals and intentions as an international actor have long been the subject of contentious expert debate. The 2022 invasion of Ukraine lent a renewed significance and sense of urgency to analyses of Russian aggression, spawning a host of pressing questions for scholars and policymakers alike. To what degree should Russia be seen as a revisionist power? What exactly are its geopolitical motivations toward the west and how far is it willing to go to achieve its ends? Is Moscow’s ongoing confrontation with NATO best characterized as a clash between incompatible ideologies, or should we look to deeper structural factors to explain Russian behavior?

June 2024

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Join us for a timely and important discussion with:

Sumantra Maitra

Dr. Sumantra Maitra is the Director of research and outreach at the American Ideas Institute, a senior fellow at the Center for Renewing America, and a senior editor at The American Conservative. He is also a senior contributor to The Federalist, and an elected, Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society, London.

Mark Episkopos

Mark Episkopos is a Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute’s Eurasia Program. He is also an Adjunct Professor of History at Marymount University. Episkopos holds a PhD in history from American University and a masters degree in international affairs from Boston University. He focuses on great power competition and Russian foreign policy.

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos (Moderator)

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos is a senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and editorial director of its online magazine, Responsible Statecraft. Previously, she served as executive editor managing editor, and longtime foreign policy/national security writer at the American Conservative magazine. She also spent 15 years as an online political reporter for Fox News.

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