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# Covert Contact 39: Russian Weakness with William J. Tucker
- URL: https://johnwlittle.com/podcast-russian-weakness/
- Published: 2016-02-16T12:12:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T18:44:30.000Z
- Description: William J. Tucker joins me to examine Russia’s strengths, weaknesses, and ability to cope with economic and demographic pressures.
- Author: John Little
- Tags: Covert Contact, Podcast, William J. Tucker, Russia

Episode 39 of Covert Contact explores our frequent inability to adequately understand Russia’s strengths and weaknesses. William J. Tucker joins me once again to look at the significant challenges weakening Russia, their ability to act within constraints that would hobble other nations, and how they might evolve and cope in the face of serious economic and demographic pressures.

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