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KennanX

KennanX is a podcast on our never ending quest to understand Russia, Ukraine and the surrounding region. The KennanX podcast is hosted by Wilson Center Global Fellow Jill Dougherty.

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Global Health

Russia’s Security Approach to Public Health

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Posted date/time:October 9, 2024

russia covid vaccination center

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History

How to Declassify National Security Secrets

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Posted date/time:August 5, 2024

Tom Blanton and Svetlana Savranskaya at the former Soviet nuclear test site near Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, in 2015.

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Governance

Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin with Ivan Grek

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Duration:21:19Posted date/time:June 25, 2024

Image of Vladimir Putin behind closing door

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Disinformation

Influence Operations and Russia’s Vision of the Future

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Duration:28:48Posted date/time:May 7, 2024

Billboard for Russian propaganda in Kyiv

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History

Tracing the Red Thread to Russia with Ambassador John Beyrle

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Duration:29:39Posted date/time:March 4, 2024

Leningrad siege memorial

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Democracy

Georgia's Democratic Vision with Tinatin Khidasheli

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Duration:34:56Posted date/time:December 15, 2023

Tinatin Khidasheli

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Civil Society

Surviving a Political Poisoning with Natalia Arno

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Duration:21:57Posted date/time:September 14, 2023

People in hazmat suits clean up the site of the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury

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Education

Changing Russia’s Future with Zhanna Nemtsova

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Duration:38:31Posted date/time:July 5, 2023

Zhanna Nemtsova appears at a protest in support of Ukraine against Russian invasion in March 2022

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Global Alliances & Partnerships

Estonia on the Edge: A Conversation with Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov

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Duration:21:00Posted date/time:June 2, 2023

Estonian Secretary General for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov surveys damage from Russian military attacks at Antonov Airport in Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

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Society and Culture

Russian Cuisine and Conflict with Darra Goldstein

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Duration:26:16Posted date/time:March 29, 2023

Rye bread