November 28, 2018
Alina Polyakova on the Russian Provocation in the Sea of Azov
Dr. Alina Polyakova, the David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States and Europe, joins Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend for a special edition of Brussels Sprouts to discuss aggressive Russian behavior in the Sea of Azov and how it fits in with Russia’s broader international strategy.
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