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Russian Roulette

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Center for Strategic and International Studies

Hosted by Max Bergmann and Dr. Maria Snegovaya of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS, Russian Roulette explores the politics, history, and complex societies of Russia and Eurasia. Tune in for fascinating interviews and discussions on some of the biggest questions facing the broader post-Soviet space. Produced by Tina Dolbaia and Nick Fenton.

#147

The Latest 28-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine

Max speaks with Michael Kimmage about his immediate reactions to the new 28-point peace pl... more

01 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:01

01 Dec 2025

#146

The Increased Level of Repressions Within the Russian Elite

Max and Maria spoke with Nikolay Petrov and Mikhail Troitskiy, two leading experts on the ... more

20 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:48

20 Nov 2025

#145

Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bondar

Max and Maria had a livestreamed conversation in the CSIS Brack Studio with Dara Massicot ... more

10 Nov 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:23

10 Nov 2025

#144

The Impact of New Sanctions and Ukrainian Deep Strikes on the Russian Energy Industry with Clayton S...

Max and Maria spoke with Clayton Seigle about how new sanctions from the Trump administrat... more

25 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:04

25 Oct 2025

#143

The 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections

Max and Maria spoke with Leah Kieff and Vlad Lupan about the outcomes of the recent Moldov... more

21 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:51

21 Oct 2025

#142

The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee

Max sat down with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee to talk about their new CSIS paper, "... more

07 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:21

07 Oct 2025

#141

Michael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. Democrats

Max and Maria spoke with Stanford professor and former ambassador to Russia, Michael McFau... more

22 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:02

22 Sep 2025

#140

Jade McGlynn with an Update from Ukraine

Max had wide-ranging conversation with Jade McGlynn while she was traveling in Ukraine. To... more

04 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:01

04 Sep 2025

#139

Max and Maria on the Alaska and White House Peace Summits

Max and Maria give their takes on the recent efforts to negotiate a peace agreement betwee... more

21 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:20

21 Aug 2025

#138

Has Putinism Failed? A Conversation with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev

Max and Maria spoke with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev about the recently released volum... more

07 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:42

07 Aug 2025

#137

Max and Michael Kimmage Catch Up on All Things Russia and Ukraine

This week, Max spoke with Michael Kimmage about the recent headlines connected to Russia a... more

28 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:35

28 Jul 2025

#136

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus

Max and Maria are joined by Richard Giragosian and Jeffrey Mankoff to talk about the curre... more

15 Jul 2025

47 MINS

47:35

15 Jul 2025

#135

Hanna Notte on What the Israel-Iran War Means for Russia

Hanna Notte returns to the show for a conversation with Max and Maria about what the most ... more

27 Jun 2025

36 MINS

36:51

27 Jun 2025

#134

Bonus Episode: The Russian Wartime Economy (Live Event Recording)

Max moderated a live panel discussion with Maria, and two leading experts on the Russian e... more

26 Jun 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:00

26 Jun 2025

#133

A Battlefield Update from Mike Kofman

Max and Maria get another update from military expert Mike Kofman on the state of the fron... more

20 Jun 2025

49 MINS

49:19

20 Jun 2025

#132

The Ukrainian Economy Today with Elina Ribakova

Elina Ribakova returned to the show to speak with Max and Maria about the evolution of the... more

03 Jun 2025

36 MINS

36:53

03 Jun 2025

#131

Chokepoints and Economic Warfare with Edward Fishman

Max and Maria spoke with Edward Fishman about his bestselling book, Chokepoints: American ... more

16 May 2025

53 MINS

53:10

16 May 2025

#130

The State of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations with Michael Kimmage

Max and Maria welcome Michael Kimmage back to the show to provide his analysis of the ongo... more

02 May 2025

47 MINS

47:23

02 May 2025

#129

Keith Gessen and Bryn Rosenfeld on How We Should Interpret Russian Public Opinion Data About the War...

Maria spoke with journalist Keith Gessen and scholar Bryn Rosenfeld about their work tryin... more

23 Apr 2025

56 MINS

56:55

23 Apr 2025

#128

Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: Outlining a U.S. Strategy with Tom Wright

In this special CSIS crossover episode with Russian Roulette’s sister podcast, The Eurofil... more

04 Apr 2025

40 MINS

40:31

04 Apr 2025

#127

Drones and AI on the Battlefields of Ukraine with Kate Bondar and Sam Bendett

Maria spoke with Kate Bondar and Sam Bendett about their work on the latest drone and arti... more

03 Apr 2025

46 MINS

46:50

03 Apr 2025

#126

Rose Gottemoeller on Negotiating with Russia

Max and Maria welcomed Rose Gottemoeller back to the show, to discuss the ongoing negotiat... more

17 Mar 2025

33 MINS

33:27

17 Mar 2025

#125

How Trump's Policies on Russia and Ukraine Are Being Received Across the Post-Soviet Space

Maria was joined by Tinatin Japaridze and Volodymyr Dubovyk to discuss how post-Soviet cou... more

11 Mar 2025

40 MINS

40:38

11 Mar 2025

#124

The War in Ukraine Three Years On

Max and Maria sat down with Michael Kimmage and Dara Massicot for an event in the CSIS stu... more

26 Feb 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:29

26 Feb 2025

#123

A New Strategy for Containing Russia

Max and Maria were recently joined by Michael Kimmage and Jeffrey Mankoff for a live event... more

21 Feb 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:04

21 Feb 2025

#122

Max and Maria on the Start of U.S.-Russian Negotiations Over the War in Ukraine

On today's episode, Max and Maria give their initial takes on the news that U.S. and Russi... more

20 Feb 2025

28 MINS

28:29

20 Feb 2025

#121

Lessons from Soviet Foreign Policy with Sergey Radchenko

Max and Maria spoke with historian Sergey Radchenko about his latest book, To Run the Worl... more

06 Feb 2025

43 MINS

43:23

06 Feb 2025

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#147

The Latest 28-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine

#146

The Increased Level of Repressions Within the Russian Elite

#145

Russian and Ukrainian Battlefield Adaptations with Dara Massicot and Kateryna Bondar

#144

The Impact of New Sanctions and Ukrainian Deep Strikes on the Russian Energy Industry with Clayton S...

#143

The 2025 Moldovan Parliamentary Elections

#142

The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee

#141

Michael McFaul on Trump, Putin, and Autocrats vs. Democrats

#140

Jade McGlynn with an Update from Ukraine

#139

Max and Maria on the Alaska and White House Peace Summits

#138

Has Putinism Failed? A Conversation with Harley Balzer and Sergei Guriev

#137

Max and Michael Kimmage Catch Up on All Things Russia and Ukraine

#136

Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Geopolitics in the South Caucasus

#135

Hanna Notte on What the Israel-Iran War Means for Russia

#134

Bonus Episode: The Russian Wartime Economy (Live Event Recording)

#133

A Battlefield Update from Mike Kofman

#132

The Ukrainian Economy Today with Elina Ribakova

#131

Chokepoints and Economic Warfare with Edward Fishman

#130

The State of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations with Michael Kimmage

#129

Keith Gessen and Bryn Rosenfeld on How We Should Interpret Russian Public Opinion Data About the War...

#128

Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: Outlining a U.S. Strategy with Tom Wright

#127

Drones and AI on the Battlefields of Ukraine with Kate Bondar and Sam Bendett

#126

Rose Gottemoeller on Negotiating with Russia

#125

How Trump's Policies on Russia and Ukraine Are Being Received Across the Post-Soviet Space

#124

The War in Ukraine Three Years On

#123

A New Strategy for Containing Russia

#122

Max and Maria on the Start of U.S.-Russian Negotiations Over the War in Ukraine

#121

Lessons from Soviet Foreign Policy with Sergey Radchenko