Lessons from Russia, Warnings for America
A timely conversation with Garry Kasparov. Plus Q+A with supporters!
I joined Garry Kasparov this week to discuss the struggle for democratic practices, institutions, and values in Russia and, increasingly, in the United States. Listen to the Autocracy in America podcast, below, or read the full transcript at The Atlantic.
Second, I really enjoyed my latest “Ask Me Anything” session on Zoom on Wednesday! Given the interest in Trump’s UN appearance and his latest remarks on Ukraine, we ran out of time to get to all of the great questions. But I made a note of those that went unanswered and hope to revisit them in future sessions and updates.
Do join me for the next one!
Starting October 1, 2025, China is rolling out a new K visa for young science and tech specialists that lets them work, study, and do business without needing an invite from a Chinese organization. Don’t you think this is China’s way of countering U.S. anti-immigration policies and trying to grab the edge in attracting young talent?
I apologise for the direct approach, but 13 or so years ago I engaged in a dialogue with you regarding Russia, Ukraine and connected matters. It was with DMs on Twitter.
I am being very forward here, but, are you a CIA agent? Were you instructed to influence Obama into allowing what played out in Ukraine etc? Did you feed misinformation about Russia to allies and as you said at the time “your President”?
Did you report me as a potential foreign operative? For the record, I wish to clearly state, I am not a foreign operative, I am a concerned citizen of the West, sick of the evil your ilk enact.
I could, of course, be wrong, you can simply deny this allegation.