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  226. I subscribed after watching your excellent interview with Jake Broe. I did not make a mistake. Your opinions on Navalny are very fair and balanced. Your voice is calm. Thank you, Pyotr. I was/am extremely upset by the death/murder of Navalny. I did not agree with his stand on Crimea. Nonetheless, I consider him to be exceptionally brave. He revealed the wide-spread corruption in Russia and he gave hope to the Russian people who wanted a change from their oppressed lives under Putin. I was stunned when he returned to Russia after surviving the poisoning with Novichok. He must have known Putin would do everything to eliminate him. He left videos for what the Russians should do when he died: never give up. I do hope the Russian people who have not been brainwashed by RT and Soliyov, quietly make plans and make bullet proof home-made flak jackets and revolt. They far outnumber all the police and FSB. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I hope all the children of oligarchs who are working and attending university in the US and the UK have their student visas/work permits revoked and are returned to Russia to become useless "cannon fodder" in Putin's disgusting war in Ukraine. I hope sanctions become stricter and more oligarchs have their monies frozen, and more fires keep burning in Russia. I hope Biden has something devastating up his sleeve. For what it's worth, I believe Putin will be dead before the year is over, and will likely be replaced by an even more horrid FSB hardliner and that may be what it takes for the Russian people to say, " Enough." Russia is in for a very brutal next few years. Ukraine will win the war.
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  507. A Bangladeshi here. Kugelman is the right person to discuss Bangladeshi politics. Being a Bangladeshi, I will share my perspective. History unfortunately is very complicated, and it is very difficult to make an outsider understand the true reality of a country. Politics is perception, and I will share my perception here. 1. Bangladesh from its inception has been in a situation like that of Ukraine. We couldn't live with Pakistan because they thought they were racially superior. For two Pakistan to survive, it needed to be a federal state, but still I don't think the west would ever accept a leader from the east. India on the other hand always wanted to break Pakistan because they didn't want to have nukes on both sides. So the result was Bangladesh. 2. OK, we got Bangladesh, but India wanted it to be its vassal state. India wants Bangladesh as part of its greater India docrine, but Banglsdesh's large Muslim population is the chief obstacle. India wants the land but not people; so they resorted to keep the country subduded. India always wanted in Bangladesh an obedient puppet regime, a weak military, and the right to decide all foreign matters. Above all, India never wanted a populist and a nationalist leader in Bangladesh. India fears that if Bangladesh becomes a prosperous nation, the seven Indian states east of Bangladesh may seek independence from India. 3. Awami League was the instrument India needed to establish Indian hegemony. I don't blame India. The problem is among us, there is a traitor class who always wanted to serve India's interest, because they see Bangladesh as nothing but a money making machine. India was happy, Awami League was happy, but the gravy train ended when Mujib was rightfully killed and the nationalist leader Zia emerged in 1975. The true foundation of Bangladesh was laid by Zia. He structured the country, founded BNP, brought discipline, gave us a purpose. But of course India didn't tolerate it. Zia was killed by India though Ershad, then Chief of Staff of Bangladesh Army. 4. To substitute the nationalist force in BNP, aside from Awami League, India needed another party. Through Ershad they founded Jatiyo Party (JP). Ershad ruled till 1990 and then a first fair election happened in Bangladesh. BNP won by a landslide. Despite all the attempt, nationalist sentiment remained strong. 5. In 1996, Hasina won but failed to clinch majority. She formed a coalition government but with the help of JP (reminding you that this is another India made B team). However, BNP made a comeback in 2001 with an even bigger landslide. 6. Before 2007 election, India realized that if democracy persists, Awami League has no future. So they orchestrated the infamous military coup in 11 Jan 2008 (known as 1/11). Pranab Mukerjee, Sujata Singh, the United States decided that Hasina would be brought back to power through a controlled election. So happened the Awami Landslide in 2008. The party with a vote bank of 35% miraculously won over 70% seats. In post 911 era, US thought Hasina would be a good bet to subdue Islamic fundamentalism in Bangladesh. Truth is, Bangladesh is a very liberal Muslim country and we never had any fundamentalism issues. This was a narrative created by Hasina and India to fool US. 7. From 2009 onwards, it is history. First India destroyed the army by killing 57 patriotic officers under the guise of orchestrating a mutiny. Then Hasina removed the caretaker clause from the constitution. The subsequent elections in 2014 and 2018 were ABSOLUTE SHAM, and 2024 will be Hasina's ultimate crowning ceremony. 8. Bangladesh is no longer a state. It is a mafia queen run mafia-cracy. From judiciary to media to election commission- all state institutions have been totally destroyed and dusted. Billions of dollars have been laundered and foreign reserve is close to zero. Education system has been made a joke. Inflation is sky high. People cannot afford vegetable, let alone protein or anything fancier. Over 20,000 leaders of BNP have been jailed. You may ask why there has not been any revolution. I say revolution is impossible against a modern police state. Hasina and the RAW of India have ensured that the most loyal Awami Leaguers are stationed in EACH and EVERY military, police, judicial, and civil administration positions. The whole country is a virtual jail with no rights whatsoever. However, this situation cannot continue any longer. Indian shenanigans will soon come to an end. We wanted it to be peaceful but it won't be. I predict a bloody civil war very soon, like the ones we are seeing in Sudan or Mayanmar. I feel very sad that US has made India an ally in its fight against China. I am yet to see a backstabber bigger than India.
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  573. In India, we see this as a conflict provoked by the west. First by causing a regime change and then USA imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia after 2014, and threatening to expand NATO to surround Russia. And then sanctioning Russia. Non western counties see this as unreliability and hegimony of the west. That is why China was allowed to broker a deal between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Saudi Arabia and Iran joining BRICS. India buying oil in rupees from Russia , UAE and Iraq. Europe continued to buy Russian gas when their politicians and media establishment targeting India for buying discounted Russian oil and gas even though India has significantly lower per capita income . Europe after banning Russian oil turned to the middle east for their oil and gas supplies causing price hike of petrol and diesel in countries like India. Creating artifical scarcity for energy resources by banning Russian oil, Iran oil and Venuzula oil. This is the reason why India has remained neutral or slightly sympathetic towards Russia. Western media demonizing Russia and white washing Ukarine and zelensky. USA spending billion in Ukarine and telling the world it does not have money to battle climate change and banning of the conflict resolving court in WTO. The list goes on. This is the reason why the global south is weary of the wealthy west abusing their superior media outreach trying to control the narrative. The reality has many Grey areas while the western media portrays it as good vs evil. UK has talked of sanctions on India while shell the petroleum company in Europe is purchasing diesel from India which was imported from Russia. Accusing us of helping Russia while buying Russian oil through India. We see it as hipocracy. It is mentally taxing to read such articles. Normal everyday Indians read such articles about the west attacking us Indians. We are fed up with western propaganda. I am just providing a different point of view from the west.
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  783. I think it’s fair to say that the far right and far left parties in the german speaking countries have to motto: Let’s go into the past. The past literally seems to be their guideline of how their world should look like and according to that are their party programs. One huge part is being able to finance one’s life by one’s income - the importance of work itself. That’s why most are against foreigners, refugees and „lazy“ people bc they blame them to take away money from the state that would otherwise be theirs, same with jobs. The far left even claims that wealthier people who inherited money did nothing to earn that and therefor also actually take away money that would otherwise be money for the people. They go so far as to claim wealthy people choosing to live in a different country are all fleeing from paying taxes and should therefore be hindered from leaving their home country… and so on. It sounds completely crazy - but the root problem is that full time workers don’t earn enough anymore to make a living. And that was not adressed enough by the governing parties. That’s why they are against any changes at all, against any involvement in wars, against any spending money for others …and they have no will to risk anything anymore even if it means to support dictators and whatnot, they became completely blind to common sense bc they don’t know how to pay their bills. So consequently it became a business concept for some of those parties to parrot all the propaganda they’ve heard anywhere as long as it sounds like it will win them votes. Good interview thank you!
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  933. I'm sure this chap is more qualified than I am, but I think with Russia, China, etc, there has to come a point where the USA reviews Middle East policy, especially with fracking and, to a lesser extent natural energy becoming energy independent. While Russia/Ukraine war is ongoing, the USA needs to focus on it, China has been trying to woo Europe unsuccessfully to focus a lot more trade in China and Europe(EU/Britain) is intimidated by Russia so is not biting because relationship with US is so important. China may someday invade Taiwan, which actually impacts all of Asia, its allies, and shipping routes. This actually greatly impacts US foreign policy and economy. Iran is a former ally of the US under the Shah. They have seen the mess in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. They actually need to be a regional power to survive. Solve Palestine, create a path to peace with Iran, and the US can actually sow up the Middle East for a century. The alternative is escalation in the hope that Iran is the responsible one, which seems to have holes in logic. Is Iran crazy and out for war with the US, or are they a country you can attack directly and rely on them not escalating? If the US and Iran go to war, the US wins at least initially, then they get tied down for a decade or two with a lot more debt, a lot more dead, and injured soldiers and a bucket load more dollars printed. Could US stretch its military and economy cover supporting Ukraine and deterring tactical nukes, deterring China's ambitions and having a ground invasion in Iran? It's the greatest economy and military power the world has likely ever seen, but that's a lot of territory, money, and people expense.
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  944. Would those who voted for financial suicide hold a mass rally at which they could explain to us silly remoaners how exactly economic isolation is, and will continue to benefit the United Kingdom. The leading proponents of this 'death-wish', i.e., Rees-Mogg, Farage and soon Johnson, are performing on G.B., News as bold as brass and as though they didn't willfully lie to the gullible sector of the electorate. Even the pro-Brexit ''DAILY MAIL'' has stopped trying to find and publish any benefits which this act of national Armageddon has produced. I often wondered how an intelligent, well educated and sophisticated nation like Germany was taken-in by the propaganda of Nazism and voted Hitler and his gangsters into power, which they did. Now that I have been able to observe first-hand how the majority of the English electorate let themselves be mindlessly whipped up into a frenzy of outdated and misplaced patriotism the answer to my bewilderment has become frighteningly clear. It was this same naivety and total disregard that the inevitable consequences that the workforce of the British motor industry let the Unions, led by the likes of ''RAD RAB'' be brainwashed into ruining their industry and thus destroy their own jobs. As a consequence of the communist Unions and the mindless workforce this nation's automobile industry either went into bankruptcy or was ''appropriated'' by foreign corporations. Household marques such as Singer, Humber, Riley and Hillman along with others went down the tubes while others which included Rolls Royce, M.G. Rover ended up in foreign ownership.
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  982. Appreciate the interview and the idea of connecting these usually isolated political issues and with a true expert. Thank you both. If I had to give two comments as feedback, it'd be: (1) in terms of interviewing, there could be more follow-ups, you often open up a topic and then let the professor talk before switching topics or inserting a quick observation of your own. There is an opportunity, not to challenge, but to allow expansion of a few of the ideas. Why, eg., would a territorial transfer as a solution to Kosovo be relatively easy according the Ker-Lindsay, but these kinds of questions require a lot of attention and of course take time away from the bigger picture, but I think it could be helpful at times to think about as a an interviewing technique. (2) Cuts. I get you have to edit, and editing your own comments/questions is somewhat fine, but there are several points in the middle of arguments from Ker-Lindsay that clearly have a cut in them. Now I don't question whether you misrepresented his points, because I am somewhat familiar with his views on some of this, so I see no substantial problem. But if you were to interview someone with more 'controversial' opinions and in a more debatting way it's a problem of the legitimacy of your presentation of others' arguments. Also I just really like to get an impression of what the context people are in when answering a question, so what was said just before can be very relevant to that, and cutting can undermine that sense of direction in the interview - in other words, the socio-linguistic context is very influential to our responses to stimuli (like a q). I realize a lot of online journalism suffers from the same, and I would direct my criticism towards them as well - if you're going to cut, either adress it, or do it in a way where there could be no doubt whether something was left out. Another counter would be to say it's a matter of agreement between you and the interviewee, and I'd respect that, but as an online audience, we can't know anything about that, and on youtube people need to make their own media-analysis to ascertain trustworthiness of sources, and this is a classic red flag for me - again, I recognize you two know each other, so I don't suspect foul play, just as a general impression.
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  984. Of course we are. - Russia has normalized nuclear threats. That alone increases the likelihood of the use of nuclear weapons. - Look at Japan or South Korea, who their neighbors are and how they are posturing. If you were in their place, how confident would you be that a conventional army and international treaties were powerful enough deterrents against a conflict? Three, the UN Security Council has been crippled. Putin decided to invade Ukraine because the international order backed in large part by the US nuclear umbrella had collapsed. Not the other way around. Europe needs to reconfigure its security architecture around this new reality. Whatever it is or will be, it includes rearming. Four, US allies around the world need to reassess the situation and their relationship with the US, a fickle ally that's being challenged from the inside and outside. Five, Budapest Memorandum seems like a horrible mistake right now. It didn't have to be. Ukraine and Kazakhstan could have been grat examples of nuclear nonproliferation. There is one country between Ukraine and Russia, though, that enjoys US security guarantees and it's not Ukraine. The US calculation is that striking Russia might destabilize it fatally and therefore keeps blocking it. The thinking is that Russia's collapse would be a bigger crisis than Ukraine's because it has a ton of nuclear weapons. This ignores the catastrophic consequences of the potential collapse of Ukraine. What it would mean for Europe and democratic countries around the world to allow rogue nuclear powers to get away with this. To terrorize others with impunity. I can't think of anything that points in the other direction.
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