In 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the Munich Security Conference to deliver a speech that still reverberates today. He talked about the threat of a “unipolar world.” By this, Putin meant a world in which the United States was the sole superpower.

The speech marked a dramatic shift in the posture of Russia toward the West after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Join host Jessie Graham for a look back at this landmark speech.

Check out⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠the latest⁠⁠⁠ from the Munich Security Conference.

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