Ivanov Talks World Problems on Sputnik

Media Coverage | March 10, 2016

EWI's Moscow Office Director Vladimir Ivanov tackles various world issues—from the ongoing U.S. presidential campaign to Osama bin Laden—in an interview with Russia's Sputnik International Radio. 

On March 3, 2016, Ivanov participated in a discussion hosted by the radio that also featured other guests including political commentator Chris Shipler, Doha-based current affairs analyst Ashraf Siddiqui and Moscow-based scholar Anton Zyukov.

Ivanov, who has a PhD in History from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), discussed at length issues such as the Super Tuesday results as part of the current U.S. presidential election season, the newest revelations about infamous al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and the latest conflict in Libya. Ivanov said the discussion was "constructive and friendly."

To listen to three segments of the discussion on those topics respectively, click here, here, and here. The discussion was in English.