From buzzing warplanes to trolling submarines to persistent nuclear posturing, Russia's provocative behavior presents a dilemma for the West.
Responding in kind to the Kremlin's provocations risks inflating Moscow's importance and giving Vladimir Putin the status he craves.
But not responding, and not attaching a cost to these actions, could just encourage more bad behavior.
Putin isn't strong enough for a real Cold War, so he's trying to create a fake one.
So how do you fight back in a Fake Cold War?
On this week's Power Vertical Podcast, we tackle this issue. Joining me are Mark Galeotti, a professor at New York University, an expert on Russia's military and security services and author of the blog In Moscow's Shadows; Kadri Liik, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations; and Agnia Grigas, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of the book Beyond Crimea: The New Russian Empire.
Also on the Podcast, Mark, Kadri, Agnia, and I look at the potential resumption of Syria's civil war, and what that means for Russian policy.
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Power Vertical Podcast: The Fake Cold War
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