Episode Notes:

Continuing our ongoing coverage of Afghanistan, Rob Lee joins us today to discuss the Russian angle.

Rob is a fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. He is also Ph.D. candidate at King’s College London, a former Marine infantry officer, and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.

[ 00:39 ] Moscow’s concerns in Afghanistan

[ 04:14 ] Role of Central Asian states

[ 07:45 ] Broader geopolitical concerns in the region

[ 15:20 ] Russian-Pakistani relations