What we have today in Russia is not some deviation from a historical pattern. Let's think about him. Perhaps. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says: It had an autocrat. What role do the United States and the European powers have in repulsing their aggression? Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. The greatest exertion it showed is in economic sanctions which in fact, have proved to be more comprehensive and more powerful than maybe people had anticipated some weeks ago. 20 Podcast Episodes. It turned out that the television president Zelensky who had a 25% approval rating before the war, which was fully deserved because he couldn't govern, now he has a 91% approval rating. In addition, has a brilliant coterie of people who run macroeconomics, for example, your Central Bank, your Finance Ministry, are all in the highest professional level. 8) Ep174 - Stephen Kotkin. It is a non-partisan center whose primary focus is on the uses of history by national security leaders and scholars. So we asked Professor Kotkin to come back for a second round of questions, this time all dedicated to one topic: the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3.This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine: With Lex Fridman, Stephen Kotkin. Some experts, including John Mearsheimer, have blamed NATO expansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Vladimir Putin to defend his sphere of influence. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. (00:00) - Introduction(10:17) - Putin and Stalin(21:07) - Putin vs the West(43:59) - Response to Oliver Stone(55:05) - Russian invasion of Ukraine(1:34:33) - Putin's plan for the war(1:42:32) - Henry Kissinger(1:48:26) - Nuclear war(1:59:00) - Parallels to World War II(2:21:45) - China(2:29:54) - World War III(2:37:23) - Navalny(2:41:40) - Meaning of life, All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. If you deny them over time through the Commerce Department, American-made software, and American-made equipment and products, you can hurt this regime and create a technology desert. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. It had suspicion of foreigners and the West. Kotkin describes how and why the Putin regime has evolved toward despotism, and he speculates that the strategic blunders in invading Ukraine likely resulted from the biases of authoritarian rulers like Putin, and the lack of good information available to them. It had suspicion of foreigners and the West. Kotkin describes how and why the Putin regime has evolved toward despotism, and he speculates that the strategic blunders in invading Ukraine likely resulted from the biases of authoritarian rulers like Putin, and the lack of good information available to them. Some experts, includingJohn Mearsheimer, have blamedNATOexpansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Putin to defend his sphere of influence. The more you corner, the more there's nothing to lose for Putin, the more he can raise the stakes. Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where youre from!Get More From This Weeks GuestsStephen Kotkin:Princeton | Hoover Institution | AuthorAdditional Reading On Russia Mentioned By Stephen:Carnegie Endowment In WashingtonMichael Kofman- CNA & TwitterRob Lee- Foreign Policy Institute & TwitterPlease Support This Weeks SponsorsMiracle Brand:For 40% off high quality self-cooling sheets with 3 free towels, go to trymiracle.com and use the promo code: WARROOM, Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt, Politicon: How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along with Clay Aiken. He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. Podcast Host and Producer Full Bio Subscribe Apple Podcasts Google Play Episode Guests Jill Dougherty Global Fellow, Kennan Institute, Wilson Center Stephen Sestanovich George F. Kennan. 44 episodes from 34 podcasts have Stephen Kotkin as a topic. And how does the conflict impact the world?Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon. Stephen Kotkin: I have only the greatest respect for George Kennan, whom I knew, John Mearsheimer is a giant of a scholar but I respectfully disagree. The courage of the Ukrainian people and the bravery and smarts of the Ukrainian government and its president Zelensky, galvanized the West to remember who it was. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. The wholesale collectivization of some 120 million peasants necessitated levels of coercion that were extreme even for Russia, and the resulting mass starvation elicited criticism inside the party . Does he get input from others? He believed that the Ukrainian government was a pushover. The Chinese cannot come in and substitute because they need that same technology that we're denying to the Russians and so thats the biggest--. 2023 Cond Nast. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. You can also subscribe for email notifications. Podcast Powered . Each of these had a different focus; there . Professor Stephen Kotkin continued his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, with a focus on Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the years leading up to World War II. 4) An appearance on Todd Lewis's Praise of Folly podcast. The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new . It's just a de-profound remarkable place. If money just gushes out of the ground in the form of hydrocarbons, diamonds, or other minerals, the oppressors can emancipate themselves from the oppressed. Way before NATO existed in the 19th century, Russia looked like this. He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941. In the year since Russia's invasion, Ukrainians have shown incredible fortitude on the battlefield. and WNYC Studios, Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window). Stephen Kotkin: Yes. Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment (Stephen Kotkin). The shock is that so much has changed and yet we're seeing this pattern that they can't really escape from where you have an autocrat or even now a despot making decisions completely by himself. That's the thing about the United States in the West. David Remnick: Finally, you've been very quick to give credit where credit's due to the Biden administration for reading out its intelligence about the coming invasion, for sanctions, and for a mature response to what's happening. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. You know it in the arts, in music, in literature, in dance, in film, in science. He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. . Looking for more episodes? David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. They do not have the scale of forces, they do not have the number of administrators and they do not have the cooperation of the population. You go on to describe three fleeting moments of remarkable Russian ascendancy during Peter the Great. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Russia is a great power, but not "The great power," except for those few moments in history that you just enumerated. The contributing writer Dhruv Khullar examines which strategies worked to control the virus, and talks with the C.D.C.'s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, about the problem of misinformation. Stephen Kotkin: With Russia, what you've got is a remarkable civilization. . Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. He is now completing the third and final volume. It had an autocrat. Stephen Mark Kotkin (born February 17, 1959) is an American historian, academic and author. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. That seems unlikely. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. James and Al are joined by foreign affairs and Russian expert Stephen Kotkin for a deep dive into the history of the Soviet Union, how Putin is running the country in its aftermath, and the current state of the war in Ukraine. Of course, there's been tremendous change. It did a coup in Afghanistan. What are its special characteristics and why would those special characteristics lead it to want to invade or why would Putin want to invade Ukraine? Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? We have here, the assumption that it could be a successful version of that, and it wasn't. Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast. STEPHEN KOTKIN is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University. Of course, that's where Putin himself comes from. He believed that the Ukrainian people were not a real people, that they were one people with the Russians. They're terrible at everything. Stephen Kotkin. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Ever seen a snail go on a skating rampage? Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. I thought we'd begin by your analysis of that argument. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. It's certainly not the same as Xi Jinping or the regime in Iran. If you want to understand this crisis and some possible outcomes, dont miss this conversation. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv. Russia is advancing very well. Stephen Kotkin: It's a military-police dictatorship. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss Stalins differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and Hit, On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behi, When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. If you would like to get . One other example we might allude to is what happened in Afghanistan in 1979. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behind Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine, how the west can do more to resist his aggression and how he has placed China at an inflection point in its rise to global superpower status. It had an autocrat, it had repression, it had militarism, it had suspicion of foreigners in the West. The name Angela Davis is a by-word for black radicalism in America. . If not him, who else? He is currently a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest boo, Podcasts like Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. George Kennan was the greatest Russia expert who ever lived, but I just don't think blaming the West is the right analysis for where we are today. Latest 8 Feb 2023 | Updated Daily. In this episode, Lexman welcomes Stephen Kotkin to discuss his writing and pseudonyms. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. For the military security part of the regime which is the dominant part, the West is your enemy, the West is trying to undermine you. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast. Its problem has always been not that sense of self, not that sense of identity, but the fact that it's in a struggle to live up to this aspiration that it has for itself, which it can't because the west has always been more powerful. The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with some personal ruler. Of course, they decided they might need some security in Afghanistan for the new regime and so they sent in all sorts of army regimens to provide security. We've been hearing from voices both from the past, and present telling us that the reason for what has happened is as George Kennan said, the great blunder of eastward expansion of NATO. Does he think he knows better than everybody else? We need a little bit of luck and fortune here, perhaps in Moscow, perhaps in Helsinki, or Jerusalem, perhaps in Beijing, but certainly in Kyiv. David Remnick: Steve Kotkin, I'm very grateful to you. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. What actually is the nature of the regime and the people who are loyal to it and the people who are important in it? Historian and author Stephen Kotkin of Princeton University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the historical significance of the life and work ofShow More, Stephen Kotkin is a historian and the author of Stalin: Waiting For Hitler, 1929-1941. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. This is a Russia we know, and it's not a Russia that arrived yesterday or arrived in the 1990s. Of the looming collapse of our own American (and Canadian) regimes, through the lens of the 1989 collapse of similar regimes in Eastern Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. If you're an administrator or a military officer in occupied Ukraine, and you order a cup of tea, you're going to drink that cup of tea? Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.00:00 - Introduction03:10 - Do all human beings crave power?11:29 - Russian people and authoritarian power15:06 - Putin and the Russian people23:23 - Corruption in Russia31:30 - Russia's future41:07 - Individuals and institutions44:42 - Stalin's rise to power1:05:20 - What is the ideal political system?1:21:10 - Questions for Putin1:29:41 - Questions for Stalin1:33:25 - Will there always be evil in the world? Mr. Baker is also host of WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker, a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and the weekly WSJ Opinion podcast "Free Expression" where he speaks with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda. A modern realistic story like John Mearsheimer tells us that a great deal of the blame for what we're witnessing now must go to the United States. A filmmakers journey to the heart of the war. Let's not do that again. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? Yet an end to the conflict seems nowhere in sight. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss Stalins differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and HitShow More, On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behiShow More, When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. On the battlefield, they are not winning this war. He is Co-Director of Princeton's Program in History and the Practice of Diplomacy and Director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. INFREQUENT EPISODES; Feb 4, 2022 LATEST; If you could expand on that and talk about how the internal dynamics of Russia have gone on to describe it both historically and in the present day under Putin, that would be, I think, very helpful. All rights reserved. Articles by this author: Essay Spring 1983 Beyond Free Trade Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. A Historian Of The Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution. Sarah Rundell November 15, 2022 Stephen Kotkin: Oh, yes. David Remnick: Let's discuss the nature of the regime because it seems to me that the Putin regime changed somewhat. 2 hr 49 min PLAY #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine Lex Fridman Podcast Technology Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Then Alexander I victory over Napoleon, and then of course Stalin's victory over Adolf Hitler. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. Find them wherever you listen to podcasts. Beginning with the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, Russia managed to expand at an average rate of 50 square miles per day for hundreds of years, eventually covering one-sixth of the Earth's landmass.". #289 Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. Stephen Kotkin: They've done much better than we anticipated based upon what we saw in Afghanistan withdrawal, in the Aukus rollout, the rollout of the deal to sell nuclear submarines to the Australians but they've learned from their mistakes. The problem now, David is not that the Biden administration made mistakes, it's that it's really hard to figure out how to de-escalate. That works for a time ostensibly, very superficially it works and Russia has a spurred of economic growth and it builds up its military and then, of course, it hits a war. 2) An appearance on Brian Chau's From the New World podcast (nearly three hours!) He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 18781928andWaiting for Hitler, 19291941. He believed, it seems that Ukraine was not a real country. That is what we're seeing in Kharkiv, weve seen it in other parts of Ukraine, and to my mind, it's only just begun potentially. The premise of this show is simple: Peter Robinson poses five questions to Dr. Kotkin: what Xi Jinping, the president of China believes; what Vladimir Putin believes; whether nuclear weapons are a deterrent in the 21st century; the chances of another American renewal; and Kotkins rational basis for loving the United States. While a . It hollowed out. With David. The premise of this show is simple: Peter Robinson poses five questions to Dr. Kotkin: what Xi Jinping, the president of China believes; what Vladimir Putin believes; whether nuclear weapons are a deterrent in the 21st century; the chances of another American renewal; and Kotkins rational basis for loving the United States. David Remnick: It's impossible to understand the destruction and slaughter that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction, that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe that Russia has yet to recover from. They use a very heavy state-centric approach to try to beat the country forward and upwards. They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the worlds most famous news organizations, including his tenure at The Financial Times, The Times of London, and The BBC. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. David Remnick: When you talk about the internal dynamics of Russia, historically, it reminds me of a piece that you wrote and was published in foreign affairs six years ago. Viktor Yanukovych is still in Russia. What happens, the balance of those groups shifted more in favor of the military security, let's call it the thuggish part of the regime. The problem with their argument is that it assumes that had NATO not expanded, Russia wouldn't be exactly the same or very likely close to what it is today. We're waiting for Viktor Yanukovych to reappear. You're going to turn the light switch on in your office? It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. Since the war in Ukraine broke out a year ago, Kotkin has appeared regularly on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to offer his unique perspective on the Russian aggression and answer five questions for us. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex - Scale: https://scale.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil Stephen shares the story of his hair, which led to him using a variety of pen names in the literary world. Professor Stephen Kotkin. Stephen Kotkin: I have only the greatest respect for George Kennan, whom I knew, John Mearsheimer is a giant of a scholar but I respectfully disagree. Stephen Kotkin on the History of Harvesters, Telepathy and the Future of Food. 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