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Rebekah Koffler

Author, Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America

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Rebekah Koffler is a virtual guest at Crosscut Festival 2022. She is a Russian-born U.S. intelligence expert and author of Putin’s Playbook: Russia’s Secret Plan to Defeat America. Working with the Defense Intelligence Agency, as well as the CIA’s National Clandestine Service, she has led “red” teams during war games and briefed the Pentagon, the White House, and NATO on Russian affairs. U.S. military commanders have called her a “national asset,” and she received the National Intelligence Professional Award. Now an independent consultant, she lives near Washington, D.C. Join her for a conversation with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Steven Levitsky and David Corn.

When: 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. RSVP for this free event now. 

Where: Virtual

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Are Authoritarians Winning?

Crosscut Festival 2022
Wed May 4, 2022 | 5:00pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin rattled the Western world with his shocking invasion of Ukraine, and authoritarianism appears on the rise around the globe. Meanwhile, threats to democracy feel just as real right here at home. WATCH NOW

 

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Featuring: Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Steven Levitsky, David Corn, Rebekah Koffler

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The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival brings together journalists, newsmakers, and innovators from around the country to talk about the issues that are animating our cultural conversations. The festival includes live recordings of television and podcasts from The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Pushkin, NPR and PBS; as well as community meetups, meet-and-greets, food trucks, DJs, and more.

The Cascade PBS Ideas Festival will take place May 4, 2024, at the Amazon Meeting Center, 2031 Seventh Ave. Seattle, WA 98121.

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