Interpreter Podcast: Putin, Obama, and the Balance of Power

Every Wednesday, The Interpreter’s managing editor James Miller will be speaking with Dr. Matt Sienkiewicz, a professor at Boston College, about the major headlines of the week. If you have questions you’d like Matt to address in future episodes, feel free to tweet to him: @mediastudied. If you have feedback on the content feel free to tweet to James: @MillerMENA.

This week we looked at two articles, each concerning the intersection of American and Russian foreign policy, especially in regards to Syria and the Middle East:

• Putin: The Godfather of the World: Putin, Obama, Assad, and Russia’s manipulation of the Syrian crisis
• Russia is the Winner, Saudi Arabia and Israel the Losers: Iran reserves the right to develop its own uranium energy program