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443. Moscow, Washington, and the New World Order
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In this episode of Battleground: The Big Picture , host Patrick Bishop sits down with veteran international affairs journalist and Economist editor-at-large Xan Smiley to reflect on the shifting geopolitical landscape between Europe, Moscow, and Washington. Drawing on his years as a former Moscow and Washington bureau chief, Xan reflects on: The Fall of the Soviet Order: What life was like inside late-1980s Moscow during the eras of glasnost and perestroika , the sudden collapse of the USSR, and how ordinary Russians fared through the turbulent 1990s privatisation. The Evolution of US-Russia Dynamics: From Ronald Reagan’s pivotal shift on Moscow’s "evil empire" to Donald Trump’s…