Basil
Co-Host of The Slavic Connexion
Basil Fedun is a graduate student The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at UT Austin. He received his BA in Russian Studies in 2013 from the University of Colorado at Boulder and received a commission as an Infantry Officer in the United States Army. He continues to serve in the Army Special Operations Force. He speaks Russian, French, and Ukrainian and worked on problem sets in Eastern Europe in support of U.S. strategic goals and policy. Basil is married to his wife Ainslee and has a son named Michael. In his spare time, he enjoys studying Catholic theology and apologetics, endurance running, and cooking.
Basil has hosted two Episodes.
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Cyber Crime & Punishment in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War
May 4th, 2024 | Season 6 | 38 mins 14 secs
cyber, geopolitics, media, national security, propaganda, technology, war
On this episode, Kseniya Yurtayeva joins Taylor and Basil to discuss her work on cyberaggression, hybrid warfare, and the difficulty of creating and enforcing cyber law in the midst of a global conflict.
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Resiliency, Corruption, and Uncertainty: Assessing Ukraine's Politics and Long-Term Prospects
February 3rd, 2024 | Season 6 | 31 mins 32 secs
economics, politics, russia, ukraine, war
On this episode, political scientist Serhiy Kudelia of Baylor University speaks with us about multiple topics pertaining to Ukraine from the prospects for Ukraine in the long-term, depending on continued western support, to the political effects of the war on Ukrainian leadership. Dr. Kudelia discusses the likelihood of Ukraine gaining any security guarantees from the West and under what conditions Putin might deploy strategic nuclear weapons. Thanks for listening!