Ukraine Update | Frederick Kagan

This episode was recorded on March 3, 2022. An update from the last video: Dr. Frederick W. Kagan is a former professor of history with a PhD in Russian and Soviet military history from Yale. He is also a celebrated author and the director of the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project. Entering the ninth day of the Russian invasion, Dr. Kagan and I discuss the most recent developments in Ukraine, potential outcomes, strategies deployed by the Biden administration, sanctions, the psychological nature of aggression and accepting defeat, US intervention, international response, protests in Moscow, and more. Find more Dr. Frederick Kagan: and For regular updates on the situation in Ukraine: or Ways to help: An excellent discussion of the evolution of Putin’s attitudes toward the West: ____________ Chapters ____________ [0:00] Intro [1:09] Current Situation [2:06] Russian Expectations & Reality [4:22] Moscow, Protests, & the West [6:11] US Intervention [7:42] Sanctions: Efficacy & Precedents [9:07] International Response [10:33] Biden, Putin, & Information Alibis [15:24] Sanctions [16:52] Psychology of Aggression [17:47] Potential Outcomes [19:23] Accepting Defeat [20:52] Dr. Kagan’s Hopes [23:25] Russia, NATO, & Rhetoric [26:39] Outro #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #NATO #Invasion // SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Newsletter: Donations: // COURSES // Discovering Personality: Self Authoring Suite: Understand Myself (personality test): // BOOKS // Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief: // LINKS // Website: Events: Blog: Podcast: // SOCIAL // Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: // SPONSORS // For Advertising Inquiries, visit