Freddie Sayers meets Samo Burja. Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/samo-burja-russia-sanctions-will-divide-civilisation Read the accompanying article: https://unherd.com/thepost/samo-burja-sanctions-will-divide-civilisation/ With Western powers increasingly united against Russia, we seem to be witnessing the end of the unipolar world. Financially, culturally and spiritually we have never been so bifurcated. Could this be the end of civilisation as we know it? To find a way through the big issues at stake, Freddie Sayers sat down with Samo Burja, a sociologist and the founder of Bismarck Analysis. Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // 00:00 - 01:13 - Introduction 01:13 - 03:42 - Are we in a defining moment in the growth of world civilisation? 03:42 - 06:04 - Are we reaching the end of a unipolar world? 06:04 - 08:37 - Are we seeing the framework of a bifurcated world? 08:37 - 10:46 - Are Russia’s sanctions self-defeating? 10:46 - 14:10 - What are the implications of removing Russia from Swift? 14:10 - 17:23 - Is there an underlying asymmetry at play? 17:23 - 20:05 - Are economic systems becoming weaponised? 20:05 - 25:19 - Will we see an internal collapse within the West? 25:19 - 27:35 - With the West still be at the forefront of technological advancements? 27:35 - 35:54 - Is the West asserting itself enough in this “power battle” with Russia? 35:54 - 36:34 - Concluding thoughts #UnHerd #Russia #Ukraine