1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Pavel Baev, nonresident senior fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe, addresses the character and ambitions of President Vladimir Putin and discusses what policies to pursue in managing the challenging U.S.-Russia relationship. Also in this episode, Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, provides her regular “What’s Happening in Congress” update. This week: special elections in Kansas and Georgia and avoiding government shutdown. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;or on&amp;nbsp;iTunes, send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at&amp;nbsp;@policypodcasts&amp;nbsp;on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the Brookings Podcast Network The Brookings Cafeteria http://www.brookings.edu/research/podcasts/brookings-cafeteria-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5286613/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/14988223