Episode Notes:

Among analysts, there has been growing discussion about comparing the war in Ukraine today with the Spanish civil war of 1936 to 1939. But how appropriate is that comparison? Kerry talks with Andrew Mitchell, who wrote "The Rain in Spain Falls Harder on Ukraine: Rethinking the Spanish Civil War Analogy," about some of the problems with the analogy and the nuanced challenge of drawing historical lessons for today.

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