In Episode 403 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Russia and U.S. national security experts Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Michael Kofman about the Ukraine peace talks between the United States and Russia, and whether they are part of a larger vision by the Trump administration to reset American grand strategy and the global order.

Across the first and second hour of the podcast, Taylor, Kofman, and Kofinas discuss:

Ongoing negotiations in Saudi Arabia between the United States and Russia aimed at ending the Ukraine War
Russian factional politics
The future of Europe and European security
U.S.-China relations
U.S., Russian, and Chinese nuclear doctrines
The future of America’s alliance structures
The emergence of a new world order shaped by realpolitik, reciprocity, and a more transactional U.S. foreign policy

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Episode Recorded on 02/25/2025

Ending the Ukraine War: A Reset in U.S.-Russia Relations? | Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Michael Kofman

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