Did the West Push Russia to War? | John Mearsheimer

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[@BellaCroyda]

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[@marke.sherman8321]

This is all based in Blinken's policy decades ago that was widely accepted for American expansionism. A horrific policy.

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

What kind of expansionism is that?)

[@davidculafic9049]

@@jacquescro-magnon1440 Control? Subjugation?

[@davidclemens1578]

Putin has never been happy with the collapse of the Soviet union. I remember when he first came into power he would state that he wants to bring back the Russian empire. Well of course that's going to get the former Soviet occupied countries worried which is why they looked to nato. People blame NATO for what Putin is doing but the fact is, it is Putin threatening these countries, that is the reason where we are at today. If Putin were gone these other countries such as Iran and the new Syria could live as sovereign countries without the worry of being occupied. With Trump wanting to stay out of these areas, these countries will no longer have to worry about the US occupying them either. It's time we dealt with our own problems and stayed out of other people's business.

[@hazegraystudios]

Before Blinken, it really all started around 2004. That is when we saw the US Government started closing off any kind of aid & development programs for Russia, instead deciding to focus on Ukraine and former Soviet republics. When the Orange revolution in Ukraine happened, 2004-2005, and a pro Western leader got into power, that was too much for Russia.

[@franciscomap75]

Russia invaded a dozen neighbors since Putin but yeah lets focus on American expansion

[@de0den]

We...we...We... Yes, people like this pushed Russia into War.

[@josephejim3952]

Sound analysis from a well informed expert

[@markthomas9493]

Great to listen to Prof. John Mearsheimer again, excellent interview thankyou.

[@donguateque]

how different would Mearsheimer talk if he was on Putin's payroll is still a mistery to me. It's always the west's fault, it's always we who make mistakes.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Infatti it's always the West that starts wars, make coups around the war, goes on other's borders. Of course he says it's the West. He is is intellectually honest.

[@julixomogaming]

Because it's fact, the West has interfered in over 90% of the nations of this World and have destroyed numerous countries using both sanctions, regime change and brutal wars. Almost every nation outside the West does not like the oppression and does not enjoy being dictated to by the West.

[@timevans9710]

Not the west ,only the US they bark orders and the weak west jumps.

[@Christian___]

Not the West, the Liberals.

[@dcklee11]

I suggest rather than watch the leftist CNN or right wing Mearsheimer that you Google or X search the internet for the various Russian/EU/NATO/US agreements and official statements. Facts will always be facts and you can decide how the world got into today’s multi war situation.

[@LucienCanon]

Finally someone speaking sense.

[@greggorjk8100]

Remember the Minsk

[@netsiteing]

The US Military Industrial Complex needed Russian as an opposing state … at the time China was needed as a commercial economic buddy. Hence Russia wasn’t integrated because an adversary or sponsor of other adversaries is required to be able to sell weapons and provide security against potential threats … simples

[@aliyap4580]

The presumption of US professors as war maniacs see the world would be.😅

[@talbenavraham1478]

Wars make so much money that peace simply isn't profitable. And it takes the public mind off other actions.

[@peterwebb8732]

If you studied the economics of war, you wouldn’t say that.

[@talbenavraham1478]

@peterwebb8732 why not?

[@peterwebb8732]

@@talbenavraham1478 1. Vast quantities of human and material resources are diverted from those who normally use them. Those businesses lose money. 2. Most of the investment goes into things that will either be destroyed during the war, or for which there is no use after the war….. so the money is lost. 3. While some people did make money, most are faced with the government telling them what to do, what do manufacture and how much they will get paid. 4. Taxes are driven up, denying the majority any ability to invest for their own profit or future needs. 5. Vast Government borrowing to fund the War, denies people the ability to borrow to invest, build businesses, build homes or provide for other needs. 6. The Government tendency to print money, coupled with the reduced non-military output of industry, means that there is more money in the system and less stuff to buy with it, the classic recipe for inflation. Inflation is a tax on savings. 7 Everyone who is drafted into the military loses years of productive work, education and skills. The scale of disruption to employment and training is a large unfunded cost to both employers and employees. My Grandfather paid 110% income tax in the early 1940s and was required to change his production to something that suited the needs of the military, but not the civvy market post-war, while losing a son to army service for five years. Tell me again how any of this is “profitable”?

[@Sean-p3o]

It makes money for the Military Industrial Complex That complex is for American Hegemony

[@talbenavraham1478]

@Sean-p3o exactly.

[@mechengineer4life]

he called this whole ting back in 2014 after Crimea was invaded "West is leading Ukraine down primrose path to destruction." it's all on YT.

[@chiefwaukon]

"Economic intercourse." Is that what Slick Willie called it??

[@akhalif68]

Bill Clinton had a special talent for "Economic Intercourse"...

[@antonioribeiro6119]

Russia was about to be in NATO. He was a observer but things went south. Why? Not sure maybe Rússia was more concern in spionage

[@AlikPal]

It's interesting to hear such speakers taking about this situation as something between russia and US. Like Ukraine even doesn't exists in this equation. Like "who cares what they think, it's just a territory". Such disrespect to Ukraine and Ukrainian people!

[@angeleguino1680]

Because the real conflict is between NATO and Russia. Ukraine is just a pawn or manipulated puppet, of course they are victims. But if Ukraine had remained neutral, it would have been a smarter and wiser decision

[@enricomarchese3217]

The disrespect is yours: infact it is clear that you don't know that for two (2) times were done polls in Ukraine that asked to Ukrainian citizens if they wanzted to become part of Nato. This 2 polls took place in 2014 and in 2016. Guess what was the result. Both times 80 % answered that they DIDN'T want to become part of Nato. So? Formulate again your thought (full of "deep care and respect") for people of Ukraine. Everytime I read comments like yours I realize how much ignorant is a lot of people that didn't care about real informations and just listened to the lies of mainstream medias and rotten politicians. And probably my commeent will be deleted as happened many times.

[@andre8860]

West took Russia for granted .

[@vbien38]

Prof Meirsheimer's political "realist" frame of analysis needs to be counterbalanced with the humanistic frame of analysis exemplified by Prof Jeffrey Sachs. There is a KZbin clip around showing the two debating / discussing their differences which is an important framework of considerations in itself I think we need to keep in mind.

[@pumppump5428]

THEY HAVE DELETED JOHN'S KZbin CHANNEL. WHY?

[@francoluissotomayor3123]

If 2:12 not, its 90 nuclear armed republics

[@luben3045]

Nobody can push me to war if I am enaugh clever.

[@johnberry6380]

i first thought this guy was smart ! wanting liberlism to expand and russia to join NATO ! realism ! i sugest he get real like MAGA PATRIOTS !

[@alanrumbold165]

Putin doesn’t want Russia to be dominated by the Globalist agendas this is why the west is pushing for war !

[@liedersanger1]

"Russia is in much better shape today than it was in the 1990s?" Are you kidding?!

[@bartunthegreat2999]

No kidding. Just look at the economic indicators. Russias economy has grown 600 percent since Putin came to power, and even with all the sanctions, their economy is still growing 3 percent this year.

[@ManForToday]

@@bartunthegreat2999 4% soon even. The difference in Russia now compared to the 90s is crazy impressive.

[@dickbakker1035]

​@@bartunthegreat2999and....there stockmarkey fell w 23% in 6 months. Russian economy grew because the government invested enormousluy in the MIC at the expense of the civil economy. Russia is on its last leg and will crash. It's sad for the Russian people but i really cann't see a positive outcome. I believe they will be in a worse condition than 1991.... Western Banks and companies won't invest in Russia because their assets are gone due to Pootin.

[@enricomarchese3217]

No kidding. I know very well Russia. I've been there many times, for long periods. I have many friends there (that by the way are very sad about how many people in the west look at them like crazy and ignorant warmongers) and the situation in Russia is much much much better than in those terrible years after the Soviet Union fall. many people in the west that hate Russia just like it is a dogma, should visit that country and see how kind and welcoming are russians. Of all ages. I am very sorry of this tragedy that could be totally avoided if USA and UK behaved more correctly. They just used Ukraine for their strategic, geopolitical and economic interests, saying that it was a defense of democracy. Pathetic.

[@junerobertson4389]

Have you ever been there?

[@richdobbs6595]

I've been wrong ten times, but when I'm right the eleventh time, I've been right all along. Sad.

[@CSUnger]

Absolutely. Imagine the world today if just two geo-political decisions had not been made. First, in 1992 when Russia abandoned Communism, George Bush Sr.'s State Department had recommended welcoming them back into the West as trading partners instead of moving NATO closer to her borders, and in 2003, George Bush Jr. had not invaded Iraq.

[@williamzk9083]

Don’t take Meersheiners “theories” as facts. Many academics came up with the opposite conclusion and many predicted Putin’s invasion not in the basis of Meersheiners theories but Russian revanchism and imperialism. First of all the hand of friendship and trade was extended to Russia. It wasn’t enough and they were soon destabilising Moldova and Georgia as well as supporting Serbias atrocities in Bosnia and Kosovo. Meersheiners claim that Russia was promised that NATO would never expand is pure fantasy. Meersheimer will never find a treaty, joint statement, memorandum of understanding or even minutes if meeting. Gorbachev’s foreign minister is still alive and explicitly says there was no such agreement. My Home theories are fantasies . I suggest a reading of Sean McMahon’s the Russian origins of the First World War to truly understand what drives this nation. Putin‘s KGB cohort I’ve driven by anger, jealousy and revanchism. The rejection of the ex Soviet Block whether it is Georgia Latvia Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine Burns as an insult to them. They cannot fathom that they are seen as cruel in an incompetent rulers and they’ve got no moral basis for leadership.

[@jeffk464]

Bush Sr was an extremely competent president.

[@CSUnger]

Even the best of us still make mistakes.

[@williamzk9083]

@@CSUnger George Senior didn’t make a mistake. His son made a mistake and Obama definitely made a mistake by not sticking up for Ukraine in 2014 and the years before when Russian espionage was destabilising Luhansk and Donbass by paying Russian gangsters to be seperatists. The alt right will one day live in disgrace for supporting a Russian dictator. Two wrongs don’t make a right even if woke is disgusting as well

[@hazegraystudios]

I lived over there, from 1998 to 2008, and I saw all of it, the worst of Yeltsin, Putin coming in and relations with the West improving after 9-11. Then it all started to change...

[@redzisan]

Why is China a threat? Could we live toghether and prosper in multipolar world rtather than seeing all as a threat?

[@ianoliver3130]

America foreign policy is "full spectrum domination" no room in this world for anyone to choose their own economic system. Anyone who appears to be outperforming America is seen as a "threat" In the same way as the school bully sees anyone who refuses to hand over their dinner money is a "threat" .

[@gregorygarber3073]

Can someone explain in simple terms to me why NATO expansion is a danger for Russia? I would understand if e.g., Estonia or Lithuania were saturated with offensive weapons, each having 15 tank brigades, multiple launchers of short and midrange missiles targeting Russian cities or military installations. However, after years of NATO membership these countries are completely defenseless and could be occupied by Russia within a few hours. Only after full scale invasion of Ukraine these countries started getting purely nominal number of western troops. May be 3 or 4 hundred western soldiers per country, which is ridiculous compared with Russian military might. Again, what did NATO expansion realistically do to change the balance of power in Eastern Europe?

[@prevedomedved]

Some NATO missile systems deployed near Russia are nuclear-capable or can limit Russia's second-strike response.

[@cheztaylor8]

Firstly, recognise that NATO is nothing without the US. NATO is a convenient proxy organisation through which the US can project power across the European continent.

[@Christian___]

You're saying all of Russia's former client states joining a military alliance designed for collective defence against Russia led by the USA, and more than half of them joining the European Union, which allows them free trade with Western Europe but enforces tariffs and sanctions on trade with Russia, did nothing to affect the balance of power in Eastern Europe?

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Simplicio read a history book. Too long to explain...and however would be deleted by youtube because they are democratic and have freedom o speech!

[@mackinnon182]

It isn't. It's a cop out for Russia to distract from the fact that Eastern European countries have agency and sovereignty. Suits them to frame the narrative around the boogeyman USA and pretend that NATO is US empire rather than the truth which is it's a club that former Soviet countries begged to be a part of to escape Russian imperialism forever.

[@axle.student]

We have never been in a uni polar world. The Cold war never really ended.

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

Hooray, you said it,., when ussr retreated to Russia,. The west only won the battle,.not the war 😊

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

Now America and nato are having the war they always wanted,., with Russia,.,. And losing it as well,.,. It's the war that will destroy America economy,., , sadly

[@detlefarndt9351]

Absolutely, Prof John Mearsheimer is one of geopolitical specialist. I prefer Prof Jeffery Sachs of Columbia University and listen to The Duran with Alexander Mercouris regular.

[@williamzk9083]

All of these people are Putin toads. Just to remind you Putin is a dictator who has ceremonial elections that he wins by 85%. His political and media opponents disappear or a poisoned. I would consider what side you’re on. Just because the US Democrats are bad doesn’t mean Putin is good.

Haha how is Moscow today

[@williamzk9083]

A totalitarian dictatorship in which you go to jail for calling a war a war instead of a special military operation. The country in which the president gets 85% of the vote in his ceremonial elections.

[@orig7.3.23]

Every prediction he gave was wrong

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Who Mearsheimer? No everything he said was right!

[@orig7.3.23]

@ yeah. Check his interview on piers Morgan in the beginning . He only blames the west like the Russians and Chinese have done nothing wrong

[@timchapman5567]

The answer: No; but Russian aggression was encouraged by Western military and strategic weakness.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Well if you say this...read a history book!

[@timchapman5567]

@ Which one?

[@fabiengerard8142]

Deliberately encouraged, i.e. provoked.

[@timchapman5567]

@@fabiengerard8142 Deliberately? Do provide evidence - a whistleblower perhaps?

[@PC-lg1ji]

Wth you got mearsheimer on. Unsubsidized.

[@rogeri2468]

I don't know how someone could be so wrong?

[@Christian___]

Maybe the worlds foremost IR theorist knows some stuff that you don't?

[@Imperceptible_parachute]

Mearsheimer is boringly biased.

[@MrDao92]

Putin dreams to have such a propagandist in Moscow.

[@k2svpete]

You mis-spelled "right".

[@siyabongamngomezulu9743]

​@@MrDao92You talk a lot but say little.

[@saulgood2366]

@@k2svpeteneeds to be spelled in Russsian lol

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

No he is not. He tells you facts and facts never change. I can understand that it gets you upset because you do not want to hear the truth!

[@EdSurridge]

Quite a lot pf opinion bit I think rhe research is on his book. Now wheres that AI summary . I think JM is having a excellent retirement. Thankfully

[@andreiobraztsov943]

The dissolution of the Warsaw Treaty Organization (WTO) in 1991 led to the expansion of NATO at the expense of its former members and to the current policy of the collective West to contain Russia based on the "Anaconda Loop" strategy. The consequences of the dissolution of the (WTO) should include the current policy of the collective West led by the United States of America to contain Russia in the political sphere and the "Anaconda Loop" strategy of geopolitical superiority of Halford MacKinder and Zbigniew Brzezinski in the military sphere. As a consequence, Washington has managed to create around Russia a "belt" of extremely hostile states, whose authorities are, in fact, "obedient executors of the will of the overseas rulers.

[@joergweisensee5149]

yes putin is not interested in the Hegemonic behaviour of the USA . NATO and the USA must get out of Ukraine

[@MaraFedczina]

So true 😢

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

Only partly. If nato didn’t expand you would have putin in Poland now

[@ilyapisman668]

He is such a hypocrite.

[@shane9849]

He has always been wrong. I don't know why anyone takes him serious.

[@robertholland7558]

Even those that are considered to be wrong need to be taken seriously, as there are lessons to be learned, so we don’t make the same ones. It is your ignorant attitude that is wrong, but as you grow older, and hopefully wiser, you may one day realise this.

[@JohnDoe-nq5pk]

​@@robertholland7558 To your point, those who make predictions don't have all the answers. We will never have someone who is always right.

[@robertholland7558]

@@JohnDoe-nq5pk I predict the sun will rise tomorrow. I might one day not be around to witness this but I still be right. Putting out my sign, tomorrow everything will be free!

[@Jimii89]

Well he predicted this war well before it began. What are you on about?

[@shane9849]

@ Russia has always been a violent colonist nation that wants to subdue its neighbours since its inception. It does not take a genius to predict they will always be that way.

[@ivansultanoff6719]

Ask8ng obvious question like this one is offensive-,WEST (USA,UK, EU) created it

[@togetvj]

I don't pretend to understand political machinations but I always wonder whether Angela Merkel, trying to rally a European Army, prodded the Russian Bear. 🤔

[@spencerlane2871]

Short answer: no. Putin always had the option of simply not invading Ukraine, the same way the US had the option of not invading Iraq in 2003.

[@Wacko2-wrx]

Remember the American Cuban Missiles Crisis that almost escalated to a nuclear war but a compromise was reached with Russia and they removed their missiles from Cuba. America acted under its Monroe Doctrine that necessitates all foreign security threats be removed from its borders. Russia from 2008 stated that Ukraine joining NATO was a security threat as America would position missiles on Ukraines border as it had done elsewhere. It’s hypocrisy for America to be allowed to protect its borders but Russia cannot do likewise.

[@gboete]

Haha, and Iraq lays at the border of the US ????? And Ukraine lays thousands of miles away of Russia ????

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

And had the optional of not botheribg him on his border!

[@vivan868]

Bro..u r dumb.

[@johnnyhoops3991]

With 14,000 dead Russians and the number growing on his border? Sure Putin had the option of simply not invading. Ukraine is getting everything it deserves. Pity it took Putin so long to get moving.

[@thevale2456]

Putin’s man

[@lezley888]

YES

[@AquaMarine1000]

The Russians got played during the WW2, and they know it.

[@chrisbeauchamp5563]

They definitely did not get played, rather they were the player. They invade Poland and was an aggressor on the wrong side they committed war crimes with mass executions not compatible with western thinking and then squeezed every drop out of Land Lease, the resources sent were staggering and without leverage such as releasing American detainees. Stalin played Roosevelt big time, Churchill saw it coming but had to get on board. So no I don’t think Russia got played. Mass casualties were always going to happen in their war and are not the fault of the west.

[@ArminiusGroß]

What is that even supposed to mean?

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

I am Russian, I don’t know what do you mean )

[@MDCDiGiPiCs]

Right, that's why they invaded eastern Europe immediately after the war. You obviously have no idea of the history, or you're just ignorant

[@peterwebb8732]

Got “played” by who? Russia formed an alliance with Germany to divide up Eastern Europe. They were preparing for war with Germany, Germany just caught them before they were ready. Allied materiel support and diversion of German resources kept Russia in the War.

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

Great mistake was continuing investing into China after Tien An Men…

[@supertorque2176]

This is the American apologist's version of history. The facts are slightly different for Eastern Europeans. Gorbachev and James Baker did not agree to no NATO expansion. Gorbachev has said this himself in many interviews. Also, the US Secretary of State can not speak for NATO. The people of Eastern Europe, who knew Russia's history well, ran to NATO. After Russia started its wars of conquest in Chechnya, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, this move to NATO accelerated.

[@patrick-ni7mu]

It is really scary how easily people make these reductionist arguments (as in I fully agree with you I mean)

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Nato asks if you want to join...not that nations ask Nato to join. It's not like you say!

[@supertorque2176]

Your information about joining NATO is incorrect, @mariaadelecagna3540. The process for joining NATO is on the NATO website under article ten. Countries need to communicate an interest in joining NATO, and then they are placed on the list of "Aspirant countries." After this, the process starts. Currently, Ukraine, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have formally asked to join NATO.

[@supertorque2176]

Your information about joining NATO is incorrect, @mariaadelecagna3540. The process for joining NATO is on the NATO website under article ten. Countries need to communicate an interest in joining NATO, and then they are placed on the list of "Aspirant countries." After this, the process starts. Ukraine, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have formally asked to join NATO.

[@supertorque2176]

@mariaadelecagna3540 Your information about joining NATO is incorrect, The process for joining NATO is on the NATO website under article ten. Countries need to communicate an interest in joining NATO, and then they are placed on the list of "Aspirant countries." After this, the process starts. Ukraine, Georgia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina have formally asked to join NATO.

[@gambu4810]

It is crazy that USA and Europe did so much to help Germany and reembrace it into "respected civilized society" but they wouldn't dare to do so in Russia.

[@jiahan3849]

Mearsheimer is not broad minded enough. Good to listen but do not follow.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Instead you are right?

[@gregorymoats4007]

@mariaadelecagna3540all that matters is you are wrong

[@jiahan3849]

@mariaadelecagna3540 You probably have not studied social sciences. ...... There are many who are more correct than Mearsheimer. If you want, I can list 10 off hand.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@gregorymoats4007who said that I was wrong? You ok if you say so I could say you are too! But I will not come to your level!

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@jiahan3849I do not need yours I have ny own. I studied maybe more then you!

[@MDCDiGiPiCs]

I honestly don't know why anyone listens to Meirsheimer, he's been so off the mark so many times. He's not a credible source especially when it comes to understanding the Russian mindset or it's deeply ingrained cultural disdain for western European civilization and what that represents.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

The wrong thing is not to listen to Mearsheimer and Sachs they speak the truth and only truth this is if you like it or not!

[@cheztaylor8]

Thank you for your in depth analysis, random internet person.

[@Christian___]

He is the world's foremost international relations theorist, the most important extant proponent of the most important IR theory, the one all the others exist in relation to. The whole point of IR is that it takes the international system as its level of analysis, so the psychology of the people or the leaders of various countries is irrelevant, we're talking about pseudo evolutionary pressures at the system level that lock states in to patterns of behaviour, regardless of the words spoken by the leaders of those states.

[@blacklupos]

Yep, that mirsheimer dude is delusional, he got so much stuff wrong it's a joke. I guess he's on either Russia payroll or qatar

[@CaneBTC]

wait.. economic intercourse? I never had that, sounds freaky

[@CaneBTC]

I would assume Blinken gets arrested on Jan 20.

[@bosse641]

No one will be arrested probably. Looking to Trump's first term, nothing was done about the swamp.

[@JohanThiart]

“Putin is very competent and saved Russia” …. “Western Society failed to help Russia” …….. what happened is that Russian society chose to follow Putin and Putin started this war for his own ideological reasons …. This is Putin’s war. The Mearsheimer analysis is rational but blaming NATO for the war in Ukraine is like saying that Russians do not have agency. And that is a plainly a very woke idea.

[@Christian___]

He's not blaming NATO per se, he's describing a cause and effect chain that led to the current conflict in Ukraine and suggests that it was quite predictable even in the 1990s.

[@JohanThiart]

@ he is generally arguing that NATO actions caused the Ukraine crisis. This specific KZbin does not reflect his general position as clearly as others. Putin started and is pursuing the war in Ukraine. IMO.

[@mythbuster7631]

exactly! he's not talking how the soviet union imploded begging for food scraps and russia expansionism is older than US existence

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

Russia rebuild itself in the last 30 plus years,. Because the ussr was killing its economy, it people were hungry,. This is the reason why thee ussr retreated

[@JIMMYUNKNOWN]

This man doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

This or you do not know who is talking about.

[@kerrylawson7515]

He understands nothing about Russia/the Soviets.

[@k2svpete]

The runs on the board would suggest otherwise, but you do you.

[@rl7586]

Bla Bla Bla

[@larspatriksson4744]

Seriously? We're still paying attention to Mearsheimer? This guy, his entire academic career, has had a single theory that falls apart after about 7.5 seconds of historical analysis. The average taxi driver knows more about geopolitics than Mearsheimer. Come on Anderson, you're better than this.

[@Sean-p3o]

Ad hominem attack You have nothing to say

[@Christian___]

Please give an example of a matter of fact that he brought up that you contest--it should be easy if there are so many falsities as you say.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Mearsheimer know a lot...it's that he know what the US has done that makes you nervous. Facts are facts if you like them or not!

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@Christian___very well

[@bendoudney1432]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXOpdXppfJ6Yfassi=LaSZoMWfN86UCfD8

[@jimconant3784]

The more Mearsheimer talks the more I laugh. An embarrassment to the univ of Chicago

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

Being in democracy you laugh all day. I sincerely do not care if you laughor cry! Not my problem, howver Mearsheimer dtates the facts and nothing else. If it makes you feel better laughing...well laugh!!!

[@enricomarchese3217]

And you are an embarassment for everyone that is capable of understanding History and probably for all Human Kind. Take care.

[@lukamarkovych3859]

Work with Russians? Hahahaha

[@rebeccasouthall1249]

Why not,. Work with ,Russia and China,.,. And other countries,., fairly,.,. It might be better what America and nato doing now,. Trying to dominate the world,.

[@saulgood2366]

Anyone who says ‘there is no question’ is afraid of being challenged

[@martinaltmann4031]

NATO expansion is a myth in sofar that NATO did not actively grab the new members but those states started running to NATO for sheer protection, ad many of them had the past experience over centuries in vivid memory. Remember that one cannot just sign up a membership application and transfer the membership fee then you're in. Every member of NATO has to approve.

[@katsukikatsunori5107]

In the midst of war, ‘We should build an integrated security system that includes Russia, because the real competitor is China’ ← I think this kind of overarching world view is the essence of Mearsheimer. 戦争の最中に『ロシアを含めた統合した安全保障を構築するべきだ＝真の競争相手は中国がゆえに』←こういう俯瞰的な世界観を披歴するところがミアシャイマーの真骨頂であるとボクは思う。

[@laifone21]

There was and continue to be no incentives for Pootin in adopting any democratic style government. His imperialistic lusts, and his greed for money and power explain the options he prefer as a leader- an autocracy where he can rule, manipulate, and control his subjects.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

You got it viceversa this is USA. Leave alone Russia and she will not bother you! Russia will never come down at USA level!

[@Bob-t2c]

John Anderson.. you need to do better…

[@k2svpete]

Does factual information and informed opinion that contradicts your beliefs scare you?

[@19acn75]

Well said.​@@k2svpete

[@timchapman5567]

Anderson wants to encourage discussion with thoughtful people, whether or not he shares their views.

[@Unmoved12345]

Incredible misreading of Putin, Russian history (the way Russians view themselves), and the current power dynamics in world politics.

[@AdvocatusDiaboliFin]

"Russia was not a threat to anyone." The Chechen Wars (plurar) beg to disagree.

[@alexander3025]

John is at it again, talking bs about liberal democracies

[@valdisfilks9427]

Nato has not surrounded Russia. Nato borders with Russia before Russia invaded Ukraine were 5% of Russia borders. Now Nato borders, expanded with Finland in Nato, the Nato Russia border is 10% of Russia's borders. Still no surrounding of Russia by Nato. Please look up the map of Russia with Nato countries. Estonia, Latvia or Lituania will not invade Russia, can John please explain which country on Russia's borders will invade Russia, Finland maybe. And why will any Nato country want to invade or attack Russia. Countries apply to join Nato, so that they can be protected from Russia and other large countries. Countries are not asked to join Nato in an expansionist process. We need to look internally in Russia why the Russian attacks on Ukraine, Georgia and Chechenia occurred. None of these countries were Nato countries, but Russia attacked them. Hostorically when Russia is in trouble, it externalises its problems, blames others then attacks them. Putin's Russia has a oil/gas economy which has not be able to diversify and is under pressure, the future of Putin's dictatorship is under pressure. The quality of life for Russian has not improved. This is why Russia attacks other countries. It is very silly and not very good analysis or understand of Russian politics or history to blame Nato for Putins failures.

[@cheztaylor8]

No one will invade Russia via Finland. Ukraine is the soft underbelly and the favoured strategy - just ask Napoleon or that Austrian painter.

[@yohannsebekele6714]

​@@cheztaylor8why would any country invade russia who had the largest nukes why ? Silly argument for territory annexation in ukraine

[@RidleyHolmes-sr2tw]

Poor Mearsheimer. He's cronies didn't win in Israel. Or Romania. Or Moldova. Or Syria. A Phd is always good for toilet paper.

[@gwynjames2077]

Yes blame the EU as well !. But Russia was still wrong to invade.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

No, because he just didn't invade he warned them he would do it so you just didn't think he would.

[@KeithMelville]

Stop flagellating yourself for US naiivety prof. The problem was Russia had always lived under authoritarianism with very little demoocratic expereince. Russia under Putin could not stand a neighbour taking a democratic approach to governance.

[@k2svpete]

You do know that you can actually read up on what was happening in Ukraine in the lead up to the 2014 coup to be informed on the matter? You don't have to remain ignorant.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

And another thing...Russia has more democracy in a fingernail than USA all together. Democracy for the USA is just a word without you all knowing the meaning!

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@k2svpeteBravo!!!

[@ivailokonov-kl7px]

right, are you trying to say that ruzzia wasn't invading and occupying foreigner countries before the establishment of nato? if yes start studying history

[@Christian___]

Of course the USA would never dream of invading and occupying foreign countries...

[@waynehamilton4264]

Of course they did

[@liamlong7337]

I greately appreciata John Anderson's KZbin channel and many interesting guests. I most certainly do not appreciate John Mearsheimer who is, in my considered opinion, an intellectual fraud who imposes his misguided opinions on reality, rather that taking advantage of reality to adjust and improve his opinions. Here, yet again, he is sounding like a broken record, repeating the usual line. Not good!

[@jerroldbates355]

Yes

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

America was ruling the world for 30 years, that time could be used to integrate Russia and all post Soviet countries into western world and global north

[@peterwebb8732]

Except that they clearly did not want to be integrated.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@peterwebb8732Exactly...you are closeminded. You do not understand that Russians do not want to live and gave the uses of the West. They are another continente and think things differently. What's wrong in this? If you say there is democracy in the West, well then you should not push for Russia to our standard of living. Do you understand? Or else where is this democracy? In Russia! They live as they please but do not bother anybody else.

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@peterwebb8732Thank God they 'll do without homelessness, drug addiction, criminality, and si on!

[@g6knss0]

@@peterwebb8732 Except they clearly did and had been explicitly making it clear all along. We'd already finish building the infrastructure for a unified safety framework from Spain to Vladivostok. The decision on integration was not up to the US or European public governments though, which is a different story.

[@peterwebb8732]

@@g6knss0 No. Integration requires accepting the mutually agreeable terms under which that integration is to take place. Claiming that you “want” to be integrated but only on your own terms, is nothing but propaganda.

[@jacquescro-magnon1440]

The countries of Eastern Europe new what Russia is, and what it will do, even if it was weak. So they desperately wanted to be the part of Russia

[@gvibration1]

Do you mean "break away from Russia"?

[@mariaadelecagna3540]

​@@gvibration1You say this he says viceversa! Exactly I do not know what he means either but he didn't write they wanted to break away.