This week our guest is Hans Gutbrod (@HansGutbrod). Hans has a Ph.D. in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and is a lecturer at Ilia State University in Tbilisi, Georgia. Our conversation is predicated on a piece Hans wrote which was recently published in Foreign Policy. We discuss a grand bargain to solve several conflicts at once for the greater peace across the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean. We also talk about the role of Russia, Turkey and the West in any possible negotiations.