Of Defense Budgets and Eurasian Integration – Russian Roulette Episode #28

On the latest Russian Roulette, Olga and Jeff host Carolina Vendil Pallin and Susanne Oxenstierna from the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) for an in-depth discussion of the Russian defense budget and Russia’s foreign policy. Then, our hosts sit down with Jonathan Hillman, director of the Reconnecting Asia project at CSIS, to discuss the Reconnecting Asia interactive map and the prospects for Eurasian integration.

If you’re interested in hearing more from Carolina Vendil Pallin or Susanne Oxenstierna, check out their expert pages here (http://bit.ly/2p1hC2s) and here (http://bit.ly/2oIZszG). You can find FOI’s latest report on Russian military capabilities here (http://bit.ly/2h8GMc7). And if you want to hear more from Jonathan Hillman or the Reconnecting Asia project, be sure to check out his expert page here (http://bit.ly/2pwivkW) and head to the Reconnecting Asia site here (http://bit.ly/2oH7bxs).

As always, keep sending us mailbag questions! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you.