A recent terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall by ISIS-K has tested Russia’s regional relations and tolerance for torture at home. On this episode of&nbsp;The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia&nbsp;welcome&nbsp;Paul Goble, distinguished senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation. What effect, if any, has the March attacks had on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic calculus? How is Russia’s promotion of “traditional values” perceived in former Soviet Republics, particularly in Central Asia? What is the significance behind the Russian Orthodox church’s political alignment with the Putin regime?Show notes: Sign up for The Eastern Front‘s bi-weekly newsletter&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aei.org/sign-up-for-updates-from-the-eastern-front-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here&nbsp;</a>and follow us on X&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/EasternFrontPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

Frontline Dispatch: Mapping Russia's Tactics (with George Barros)

Ensuring the balance of power in Europe has, since the inception of our republic, been a core security interest for the US. Today, and for the entire post-Cold War period, the challenges to the European peace have emerged along the line running roughly from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This is what we call the Eastern Front. Our goal in this podcast is to better inform the American people about what’s going on there. 
Join us, Iulia Joja and Dalibor Rohac every week on in our discussions on what’s next for “The Eastern Front.”