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Mearsheimer is not liked, but he predicted this tragedy. Mearsheimer: Russia Sees ‘Existential Threat,’ Must Win https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-r

Mearsheimer is not liked, but he predicted this tragedy. Mearsheimer: Russia Sees ‘Existential Threat,’ Must Win https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-existential-threat-must-win/ https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-exis...

_kbh_ 3y ago
> Mearsheimer is not liked, but he predicted this tragedy. His Mearsheimer:Russia Sees ‘Existential Threat,’ Must Win >https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-existential-threat-must-win/ https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-exis... When Russia saw an existential threat when Wagner was marching towards Moscow nothing happened. Russia doesn’t understand appeasement they only understand force. It’s kinda sad how badly the realists like Mearsheimer have utterly failed to model Russian behaviour. Giving Russia appeasements in Ukraine would just embolden them to try again. They must lose decisively. Any threat of nuclear war from Russia pales in comparison to the threat of future wars when nuclear proliferation goes through the roof, because you can invade whoever you feel and always win with nukes.
lisasays 3y ago
Mearsheimer is not liked For his penchant for pushing half-truths, and intellectually distorted reasoning in other forms. He explained: (1) the root cause lies in the April 2008 NATO summit Declaration that Ukraine (and Georgia) “will become members of NATO”; The root cause of what happened to the so-called victim was their going out dressed like that last night. Also, if anything that summit was known for conspicuously "kicking the can down the road": It was more notable for declining to accept their applications of that time, precisely because of Russia's objections -- instead downgrading them to "aspirant" status. There is no evidence in what Putin has said that he wants to make Ukraine part of Russia,” Mearsheimer adds. Well, not all of it. He just wanted to annex parts of it. Leaving behind a rump state permanently pliable to Moscow's interests.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > He explained: (1) the root cause lies in the April 2008 NATO summit Declaration that Ukraine (and Georgia) “will become members of NATO” Its important to note, that this statement (and, particularly, the accompanyiny decision not to offer Membership Action Plans to Georgia and Ukraine at the time) was reporting a positive response to Russia’s urgent demands to delay Georgia and Ukraine admission to promote regional peace and stability. Also worth noting that, yes, Russia immediately invaded Georgia after it, so there is a pretty good argument that this acquiescence is a key turning point in Russian aggression, but this undermines rather than supports that the problem was NATO expansion—the problem was NATO weakness.

_kbh_ 3y ago

> Mearsheimer is not liked, but he predicted this tragedy. His Mearsheimer:Russia Sees ‘Existential Threat,’ Must Win >https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-existential-threat-must-win/ https://peaceworker.org/2022/04/mearsheimer-russia-sees-exis... When Russia saw an existential threat when Wagner was marching towards Moscow nothing happened. Russia doesn’t understand appeasement they only understand force. It’s kinda sad how badly the realists like Mearsheimer have utterly failed to model Russian behaviour. Giving Russia appeasements in Ukraine would just embolden them to try again. They must lose decisively. Any threat of nuclear war from Russia pales in comparison to the threat of future wars when nuclear proliferation goes through the roof, because you can invade whoever you feel and always win with nukes.

lisasays 3y ago

Mearsheimer is not liked For his penchant for pushing half-truths, and intellectually distorted reasoning in other forms. He explained: (1) the root cause lies in the April 2008 NATO summit Declaration that Ukraine (and Georgia) “will become members of NATO”; The root cause of what happened to the so-called victim was their going out dressed like that last night. Also, if anything that summit was known for conspicuously "kicking the can down the road": It was more notable for declining to accept their applications of that time, precisely because of Russia's objections -- instead downgrading them to "aspirant" status. There is no evidence in what Putin has said that he wants to make Ukraine part of Russia,” Mearsheimer adds. Well, not all of it. He just wanted to annex parts of it. Leaving behind a rump state permanently pliable to Moscow's interests.

dragonwriter 3y ago
> He explained: (1) the root cause lies in the April 2008 NATO summit Declaration that Ukraine (and Georgia) “will become members of NATO” Its important to note, that this statement (and, particularly, the accompanyiny decision not to offer Membership Action Plans to Georgia and Ukraine at the time) was reporting a positive response to Russia’s urgent demands to delay Georgia and Ukraine admission to promote regional peace and stability. Also worth noting that, yes, Russia immediately invaded Georgia after it, so there is a pretty good argument that this acquiescence is a key turning point in Russian aggression, but this undermines rather than supports that the problem was NATO expansion—the problem was NATO weakness.