Dara Massicot: Putin’s Cannon Fodder | Foreign Affairs Interview

Foreign Affairs invites you to listen to its podcast, the Foreign Affairs Interview. This episode with Dara Massicot was originally published on November 2, 2023. In Ukraine, where war with Russia grinds on, the dominant question has become: Can one side outlast the other? This is especially true as both sides face another grueling winter. One thing Russia has in ample supply is men. But how it treats its soldiers is having an effect on the battlefield, explains Dara Massicot, who has studied the Russian military for years, first at the U.S. Defense Department and later at RAND and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Foreign Affairs Deputy Editor Kate Brannen sat down with her to discuss how the human dimension of this war provides clues about where it might be headed next. Sources: “What Russia Got Wrong” by Dara Massicot https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/what-russia-got-wrong-moscow-failures-in-ukraine-dara-massicot “Russia’s Repeat Failures” by Dara Massicot https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/russia-repeat-failures “The Russian Military’s People Problem” by Dara Massicot https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russian-federation/2022-05-18/russian-militarys-people-problem