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How to Think Clearly About a World in Crisis: Iran, China, Russia, and the West's Economic Pessimism

The Michael Shermer Show by Michael Shermer

Jul 18, 202601:04:04Science & Medicine

Michael Shermer speaks with political scientist Marlene Laruelle about Russia's turbulent transformation during the 1990s and the rise of Vladimir Putin, why the Kremlin so badly misjudged Ukraine, China's rise and its a...

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How to Think Clearly About a World in Crisis: Iran, China, Russia, and the West's Economic Pessimism is an episode from The Michael Shermer Show by Michael Shermer. Michael Shermer speaks with political scientist Marlene Laruelle about Russ...

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How to Think Clearly About a World in Crisis: Iran, China, Russia, and the West's Economic Pessimism

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