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Episode: 02.28.22: Counterpoint host Scott Harris discusses negotiations to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine; Averting the danger of a wider war in Europe; The costs of a new, more dangerous cold war with Russia & Ukraine's 15 nuclear reactors could be targets
Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday night on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00 - 10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming and audio archive at http://wpkn.org
1) Andrew Cockburn, Washington Editor of Harper's Magazine and author of, "The Spoils of War: Power, Profit and the American War Machine," talks about Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the danger of an escalating war in eastern Europe and the unpredictable path of a new, more dangerous cold war.
2) Michael Beer, Director of Nonviolence International talks about Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, and how civil society and the peace movement internationally can work together to prevent an escalation of the war, and negotiate an end to the conflict.
3) Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and an adjunct professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University. From 1966 through 1986 Goodman served as a senior analyst with the CIA and the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research. He discusses his views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin's ultimate objectives, the U.S./NATO/EU response, and options available to prevent a wider, more dangerous war.
4) Harvey Wasserman, a journalist, author, democracy activist and an organizer in the anti-nuclear movement in the US for over 30 years, talks about his recent article, "Nuke Power at the Brink of Bankruptcy, War, Apocalypse," that examines the frightening vulnerability of Ukraine's 15 nuclear reactors during a time of war and wanton destruction.
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Counterpoint, hosted by Scott Harris, is heard every Monday on WPKN 89.5 FM, Bridgeport, CT between 8:00-10:00 pm ET. Webstreaming is at http://wpkn.org/ . Interview segment archives are at counterpointradio.org .