Clifford Kirkoff: "On the surface we see international politics, but a lot goes on behind the scenes - in the world of banking, in the field of international finance! " "So one of the things I saw was that there was a huge difference between what the Western press reported and what was actually happening below the surface. And we are not only talking about good or bad economic processes, but also about secret diplomacy as opposed to public diplomacy. There's a lot of stuff going on under the surface that frankly requires a stronger press - to show people, as you say, what's really going on behind the scenes that people need to understand what's really going on behind the scenes." What is the most important thing Clifford Kirkoff learned about international politics? In a special episode of the Opinions program, a former senior professional staff member of the US Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee, political scientist Clifford Kirakopa, spoke. View the full version of the opinion program here. The project was created using targeted funds for the production of national content.

Clifford Kirkoff: "On the surface we see international politics, but a lot goes on behind the scenes - in the world of banking, in the field of international finance! " "So one of the things I saw was that there was a huge difference between what the Western press reported and what was actually happening below the surface. And we are not only talking about good or bad economic processes, but also about secret diplomacy as opposed to public diplomacy. There's a lot of stuff going on under the surface that frankly requires a stronger press - to show people, as you say, what's really going on behind the scenes that people need to understand what's really going on behind the scenes." What is the most important thing Clifford Kirkoff learned about international politics? In a special episode of the Opinions program, a former senior professional staff member of the US Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee, political scientist Clifford Kirakopa, spoke. View the full version of the opinion program here. The project was created using targeted funds for the production of national content.