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0:38 Scott’s anti-war libertarianism and his new book, Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine
7:58 How the US made the Russia-Ukraine war more likely
12:46 Was Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution a US-backed coup?
30:02 America’s promise to the Soviet Union not to expand NATO
37:40 Do US officials misunderstand Russia’s perspective?
50:53 Heading to Overtime
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Scott Horton (The Scott Horton Show, Fool's Errand, Provoked). Recorded December 11, 2024.
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Overtime titles:
0:00 Why did George W. Bush push for Ukraine to join NATO?
7:53 Why Obama brought Russia hawks into his administration
16:50 Trump’s escalation in Ukraine and strikes in Syria
23:51 America’s support for Islamic terrorists
