Luke Coffey appears on The Hamiltonian Podcast to discuss the history of the Russian Federation, and how the February invasion of Ukraine may be seen as the final event in the drawn-out "collapsing" of the Soviet Union.

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A robot from AgiBot is seen during the Global Developer Conference, organized by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai on February 21, 2025. (Hector Retamal via Getty Images)