well, joining me now from chicago's economists and political scientist, professor james robinson of global conflict studies at the university of chicago harris school of public policy. thank you so much. a professor robinson coming back on so away from obviously there was a bombing of yemen this week that the bombing of damascus this week. but there's only one story, obviously, as regards some. well, what's in your title of your um chair, vest ship global. gov, the it is ukraine given now that it appears mosque who may be cutting off energy supplies or threatening to, why didn't they just try that to avenge the 14000 killed in lieu hands can don't yet go over the bust since since 2014 than a full scale invasion and i think there was some people at the hoover institution saying, why didn't he try cia activities, destabilizes and then he government, why send in armored personnel carriers in the military. and as we witnessed the pictures of, of death and destruction of civilians on all our t v screens. well, i, you know, i don't think this is really about economics. i think it's about, you kn

i'm still here with james robinson, professor of global conflict studies of the mercy of chicago's harris school of public policy. as, as a scholar, what do you think about the fact that even questioning the historical context of what the russians have done, is to make yourself be a put in apologise. it's as if, i mean, i don't know if you, if you look at too much about the treaty of versailles and churchill, are killing of maybe 250000 in the rhineland. 1919 or something and trace routes of world war 2. you weren't called a nazi. why is it now that if you start to look at these contexts of global conflict, you watch a magic mirror calder, you're putin apologised. yeah, well it's very emotional moments, isn't it? way? ah, it's like football teams or something. no, i. yeah, i don't, i, it's difficult to have a sort of rational discussion, perhaps about these historical roots of these conflicts, or, you know, territorial disputes in the middle of a conflict like this done where you, all the light in history also is varied, is difficult and ambiguous. do you, do you think the china can repla

well, joining me now from chicago's economist, political scientist, professor james robinson of global conflict studies at the university of chicago harris school of public policy. thank you so much. sure. have professor robinson coming back on so away from obviously there was a bombing of yemen this week that the bombing of damascus this week. but there's only one story, obviously, as regards some. well, what's in your title of your um chair, vest job global. gov, the it is ukraine given now that it appears mosque who may be cutting off energy supplies or threatening to why didn't they just try that to avenge the 14000 killed in lieu hands can don't yet go over the buster since since 2014 than a full scale invasion and i think there was some people in the hoover institution saying, why didn't he try cia activities to destabilize the zelinski government? why send in.

well, joining me now from chicago's economist, political scientist, professor james robinson of global conflict studies at the university of chicago, harris school of public policy. thank you so much. sure. have professor robinson coming back on so away from obviously there was a bombing of yemen this week that the bombing of damascus this week. but there's only one story, obviously, as regards some. well, what's in your title of your um chair, vest ship global. gov the it is ukraine.

robinson of global conflict studies at the university of chicago's harris school of public policy. thank you so much, sir. that professor robinson coming back on so away from obviously there was a bombing of yemen this week that the bombing of damascus this week. but there's only one story, obviously, as regards some, well what's in your title of your rub? chair.

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