Dr Samir Puri, International Institute for Strategic Studies

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19 October 2023
Euro Watch: Is the Israel-Hamas War creating tension within the EU?
From EU leaders meeting to discuss the Israel-Hamas war response amid political divisions to Russia withdrawing its ratification of a landmark deal designed to prohibit nuclear testing.
Dr. Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine’ gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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5 October 2023
Euro Watch: What Does Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Ousting Mean for US Aid to Ukraine?
The removal of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US Congress has cast a dark cloud over Washington’s military and financial aid for Ukraine, as its counteroffensive against Russia grinds on with little change to the frontlines.
Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine'explains what this means for Ukraine’s hopes for continued assistance from the West.

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17 August 2023
Euro Watch: The collapse of the Russian ruble & its impact on Putin's war in Ukraine
The ruble has lost roughly a quarter of its value against the dollar since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Western sanctions have harmed Russia’s trade balance, and military spending has soared as the war goes on with no end in sight.
In an emergency meeting on Tuesday, Russia’s central bank governing board decided to increase interest rates by 3.5 percentage points, reaching 12%.
How will the collapse of the ruble impact Putin's war in Ukraine? We discuss this with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine.

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3 August 2023
Euro Watch: Will Russia return to Black Sea grain export talks?
Last month Russia pulled out of a deal that allowed Ukraine to export its grain by sea despite a wartime blockade, an initiative seen as essential to keeping global food prices stable. Now the United States has been told that Russia is prepared to return to talks on the Black Sea grain deal. How true is this and what will be the pull factor for Russia to renew a deal that they pulled out of in the first place?
We find out more about this and other key headlines out of Europe from Dr. Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine’.

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25 May 2023
Euro Watch: EU supplying weapons to Ukraine in view of counteroffensive against Russia
U.K. inflation dropped sharply in April, the EU continues to supply weapons to Ukraine in view of a counteroffensive, and the choice of Sultan Al Jaber, chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), to head December’s COP28 summit in Dubai has angered activists.
We discuss these headlines with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine'.

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18 May 2023
Euro Watch: What to expect in upcoming G7 summit
The G7 summit in Japan will highlight its members' takes on pressing issues around the globe. The West must prepare for the outcome of the Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections. We also look at the effects of Brexit on the UK's automobile industry.
We talk more about these headlines with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine'

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11 May 2023
Euro Watch: Will UK parliament get a Labour majority at the next general election?
From UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s ruling Conservatives suffering big losses at an electoral test and what we know so far about Russia’s claims that Ukraine has launched a series of drone attacks on its territory in recent weeks.
Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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27 April 2023
Euro Watch: Ukranian and Chinese presidents hold first phone call since Russian invasion
From details of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping to Bank of England's top economist, Huw Pill saying that people in the UK need to accept that they are poorer otherwise prices will continue to rise.
Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' shares his analysis on these headlines and more.

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13 April 2023
Euro Watch: Macron sparks anger in European region
From how the comments made by French President's Emmanuel Macron during his visit to China creating a ripple effect on the region to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying that the UK is set to be one of the worst performing major economies in the world this year.
Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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30 March 2023
Why the UK joining the CPTPP Indo-Pacific trade bloc matters
Britain is expected to get the green light to join a key Indo-Pacific trade bloc usually referred to as the CPTPP before the end of this week. The UK would be the first new member to join the 11-nation bloc after it was first signed in 2018.
How big of a win will this be for post-Brexit Britain? What can we expect from the UK partnering with the Pacific giants?
Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine to find out.

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16 March 2023
Euro Watch: Tensions with US-Russia drone downing & UK unveils cost-of-living budget as strikes rage
A US military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets, in the first such incident since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. What ramifications will that have for already tense Russia-US relations?
In the UK, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget on Wednesday, vowing a US$114 billion in cost-of-living support for this year and next, as it forecast the UK to stay out of recession and inflation to slow sharply. As strikes continue to rage on, will we see more being done to alleviate this issue?
On Euro Watch, Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' for more insights.

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23 February 2023
Euro Watch: Putin chides West, defends Ukraine invasion in state of the union speech
From Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivering a state of the nation speech in Moscow to Finland ready to join NATO without Sweden.
Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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22 September 2022
What's the endgame for Putin’s war? - Takeaways from the UN General Assembly
The busiest diplomatic week of the year is underway as world leaders gather this week in New York to address the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The war in Ukraine, climate change and nuclear disarmament are likely to dominate speeches and discussions during the annual gathering at the UN headquarters. With Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a partial mobilization and upping the ante in the war with Ukraine, how will the rest of the world respond? Will this bring the direct conflict between the West and Russia one step closer? What is likeliest outcome in Ukraine? Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Dr Samir Puri, author of a new book, 'Russia's Road to War With Ukraine' for a deep dive.

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3 September 2022
Weekends: A look back on critical events to Russia and possible way-out of the current conflict with Ukraine
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Samir Puri, Author, "Russia’s Road to War With Ukraine: Invasion Amidst the Ashes of Empires" (2022) and “The Great Imperial Hangover” (2021) to talk about the new-released book of different events related to Russia and Ukraine from Soviet Union split in 1991 to current invasion in Ukraine and his thought on how such conflict can be eradicated.

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1 April 2022
In The Spotlight: Latest updates from the war in Ukraine
The US says invasion has been ‘strategic disaster’ for Moscow and Russian President Vladmiri Putin is isolated as peace talks due to resume.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke with Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies for the latest on the war in Ukraine.

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3 March 2022
Latest from Ukraine: Russian troops seize first major city of Kherson
Russian troops have seized control of Kherson, in Ukraine’s south. Several other cities, including the capital, Kyiv, northeastern Kharkiv and Mariupol, in the southeast, continue to be attacked. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s defence lines are holding.
It's been one week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began and In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Rchel Kelly spoke to Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies for an update on the situation in Ukraine.

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25 February 2022
What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Asia
In news out today, missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces pressed their advance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough.
In While You Were Working, Shehzad Haque and JP Ong spoke to Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies to find out what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Asia.

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7 August 2021
Saturday Mornings: The great imperial hangover and how one-time colonial masters shaped our modern world
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys in conversation with Dr. Samir Puri, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies about his book, "The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires have Shaped the World". What positive and negative legacies have resulted from the colonial era and how should we consider their impact?

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