Mark Hackard joins the show to discuss the history of the West’s relations with Russia. We talk about the roots of western anxiety towards Russia, the Heartland Doctrine, and the Cold War. Later we discuss the reasons why Russia is still a target of Western elites.
Mark Hackard is an independent foreign policy analyst who has earned a BA in Russian language from Georgetown University and an MA in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian studies from Stanford University. His website is Soul of East, an online project dedicated to introducing valuable aspects of Russian political and religious thought to English speakers.
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