Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington, American Overthrow | Keir Giles

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Keir Giles has spent his career explaining why Russia does what it does, as an adviser to governments and a senior fellow in Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Programme. He returns to talk with Chris about his new book, American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington, which reads Trump’s second term through the lens of Kremlinology. Giles argues that the administration’s choices track closely with goals Russian strategists set out decades ago. He points to concentrating power in the presidency, dismantling the offices that guarded against foreign interference, pressing Ukraine toward a ceasefire and draining US munitions in Iran. He is equally careful about what the evidence cannot yet show: the mechanism connecting Moscow’s aims to Washington’s decisions. The conversation closes on 2028, and whether Trump follows Putin’s playbook on term limits. Subscribe and share to stay ahead in the world of intelligence, global issues, and current affairs. Order American Overthrow: https://hurstpublishers.com/book/american-overthrow/ More about Keir Giles: https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-people/keir-giles Support Secrets and Spies Become a “Friend of t