Inside the Kremlin's Playbook: How Russia Really Works (with Michael Carpenter)
Inside the Kremlin's Playbook: How Russia Really Works (with Michael Carpenter)  
Podcast: Mission Implausible
Published On: Sun Jun 21 2026
Description: Former OSCE ambassador and Pentagon and NSC official Michael Carpenter argues Russia is weaker than it appears yet keeps being rescued by a West gripped by fear of escalation. And that the newly transactional, alliance-busting American foreign policy undermines the remarkable success of NATO. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod