Marcus Keupp: So wird Russland untergehen

Vladimir Putin has succeeded in using nuclear power Russia to instill fear, awe, and terror in Europe. But the war in Ukraine shows that the superpower's self-image is more than just tarnished. Worse still, Putin's campaign is leading Russia itself to ruin. We discuss why Putin has driven his country into a dystopia and whether Russia will collapse as a result with military economist Marcus Keupp. His latest book, "Spurwechsel" (Changing Tracks), examines the new world order after Russia's war. 00:00 – Introduction: Russia as a "Superpower" in Crisis 00:43 – The Myth of Great Power: Why Russia is Economically and Militarily Overestimated 02:12 – Global Power Projection: The Difference to the USA 03:39 – Loss of Political Influence and the Role of Nuclear Fear 06:22 – Russia as an Empire: The History of Violent Expansion 08:06 – Colonialism by Land: Parallels to Austria-Hungary 09:50 – Centralism vs. Federation: The Problem of Oppression 11:30 – Stabilized Dystopia: How Putin Secures His Power 12:52 – The Strategy of Violence and Bribery in the Regions 14:42 – Historical Processes of Disintegration: 1917 and 1989 18:03 – War as a Business Model: Why Putin Can't Stop 21:40 – Possible Next Targets: The Danger to Kazakhstan and the Baltic States 25:13 – Cyberwarfare and hybrid threats against NATO states 28:28 – The costs of war: How long is mobilization financially sustainable? 31:33 – "Gasodastvennos": The Russian understanding of sacrifice 33:14 – Economic dependence: The failure of import substitution 34:53 – China as the laughing third party: New raw material colonies in the East? 37:26 – The shadow fleet: Circumventing oil sanctions and its limits 41:10 – Kalashnikov economics: The relapse into Soviet conditions 46:47 – The age of humiliation: China's long-term interests 51:43 – New world order: Tripolar economy and the freedom of the seas 55:56 – Europe's future: Saying goodbye to recipes of the past 57:54 – Conclusion and farewell Photo: AFP; ETH Zurich; DER STANDARD Did you enjoy the video? Like, subscribe, and support our work: https://abo.derstandard.at/?ref=Podca... THANK YOU!!!