War and US post-Lindsey Graham, NATO 3.0 and Ukraine’s Mirage Patriot Factory – with Richard Sakwa

Olga and Tara are joined by renowned political scientist and University of Kent Professor Richard Sakwa – to dissect the legacy left by US Senator Lindsey Graham, who suddenly died right after visiting Ukraine.

Will the departure of one of the chief “Trump whisperers” open a long-awaited diplomatic channel between Washington and Moscow – or will the military-industrial complex continue its relentless march unchecked? Can a highly individualized foreign policy under Donald Trump bypass the systemic “war machine” that Graham so gleefully championed for decades?

Why are NATO leaders offering Ukraine high-tech Patriot transfers when the engineering capacity and intellectual property safeguards simply do not exist? As Western Europe battles severe “war fever” despite crumbling domestic economies, how do elites justify historic military spending?

We also look into the UK facing a rapid leadership transition under Andy Burnham – and dissect what modern Russophobia actually implies.