Succession of power in Russia
Subject in Politics
Succession of power in Russia has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sarah PaineAmerican historian and geopolitical strategist, retired professor at the U.S. Naval War College specializing in Russian and Chinese history and maritime strategy
Paine estimates post-dictatorship instability could take around a decade to resolve and urges democracies to plan for dictators' deaths.
“But I'm going to make up a number and say 10 years. So the Democratic Corps should have a plan for when various dictators die”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:32
Paine says she has never heard that Russians think taking Ukraine is a bad idea, making a democratic successor unlikely soon.
“But I've never heard that Russians think it's a bad idea to take Ukraine”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:32:53
Paine argues dictators like Putin have no safe way to leave power alive, which drives them to keep escalating.
“For many of them, there's no off-ramp where they're alive”
The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett: Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From America (Oct 29, 2026) · Listen from 38:46
Podcasts
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 1 episode
Episodes
Dr. Sarah Paine: Why The World Is Turning Away From AmericaThe Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Oct 29, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Historian Sarah Paine tells Steven Bartlett why the Iran war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and U.S. continentalism threaten the rules-based maritime order and risk World War III.