Season 2 Episode 1: John DiPirro on Security in the Black Sea Region

DSS doctoral student Zachary Popovich talks with John DiPirro, currently Senior Fellow for Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council and one of America’s top experts on the Black Sea region’s complex interplay of contested borders, economic potential, and longstanding tensions. Popovich and DiPirro take a country-by-country tour covering recent developments, including the August 2025 peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan and its associated “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.” Listen in and get up to speed on one of the world’s most fascinating regions.  

Here's a link to DiPirro’s argument for adding a Russian containment component to US strategy more broadly in Central Asia: Rethinking Central Asia | American Foreign Policy Council

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