Episode 15 | Thomas de Waal, Author of Black Garden, The Caucasus, and The Great Catastrophe
Update: 2021-08-03
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‘Historian of the present’ Tom de Waal is one of the best known writers on recent conflicts in Caucasus. With nearly 3 decades of experience, his many personal visits as well as his wide range of friends and colleagues on all sides have helped him present unusually clear-sighted overviews of a multiplicity of viewpoints, even if his lack of bias sometimes leads to his being attacked from every direction. That’s especially recently in the era of social media, which he describes as being ‘perfectly designed for people with poisonous intentions’. In this podcast he recalls some of the practicalities that allowed him to research his books first hand, including crossing a minefield clutching a suitcase. Reflecting on Karabakh he calls for trust-building and a non-hubristic response from Azerbaijan after their victory in the 2020 war, and gives insights into the possible motives of Russia in providing peace-keepers.
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