The Age of the Strongman: Understanding Putin, with Catherine Belton (Part One)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sarrenti. Today's episode is part one of our recent live event, The Age of the Strongman. Understanding Putin. Recorded at Smith Square Hall in Westminster.
This was the first event in our new series, The Age of the Strongman, in which chief foreign affair commentator for the FT, Gideon Rackman, speaks to leading experts about the political leaders defining our times. To kick off the series, we wanted to begin with the archetypal strongman leader. Vladimir Peter. In recent years, Putin has waged a relentless campaign to expand his influence beyond Russia's borders and to undermine Western democracy. War in Ukraine, interference in democratic elections, the sponsorship of extremist politics to destabilise Europe.
But how did he come to have such control over Russia? And what is it that he really wants? Gideon was joined in conversation with Arkady Ostrovsky, Russia editor for The Economist, and Catherine Belton. Reporter on Russia for the Washington Post, and author of Putin's People. Who joined live from Kiev.
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