Stephen Walt Pre-Debate Interview

Stephen Walt chats with moderator Rudyard Griffiths in advance of the Russia-Ukraine War Debate.

[@eugenepravdin1775]

To counter act a question need to be asked what if Russia move its long range missles into Mexico, Canada and etc... What would US do?

[@jstasiak2262]

The same thing it did 60 years ago during the Cuban Missile Crisis: Remove them, by force if necessary.

[@joshuap9580]

not an accurate comparison, to make it accurate to the status quo since 2014, the US would have to be actively invading either mexico or canada.

[@joshuap9580]

@@jstasiak2262 ultimately the US agreed to remove from turkey, and the russian's agreed to remove from cuba, there was no war.

[@jstasiak2262]

@@joshuap9580 Different circumstances: In 1962 Khrushchev and Kennedy negotiated to end a crisis. The Cold War still went on before and afterwards. Today, the Neocons in DC (Neuland, McFaul, Carpenter, Clain, Biden, etc.) are refusing to back down and are willing to risk nuclear war in order to overthrow Putin and “decolonize” Russia. Putin is faced with an existential threat to his country and cannot back down.

[@Kesan77]

Both Mearsheimer and Walt missed a critical counterpoint - how different is Russia's 'unprovoked' aggression against Ukraine, from that of the US-NATO unprovoked (totally) aggression against Iraq?? Hundreds of thousands perished in the latter!

[@oleeb]

I’ve no doubt Mearshimer and Walt will decisively win this debate because they’re right and the US foreign policy establishment is wrong … again.

[@toptentop1097]

do you have the link to the debate

[@danielbethke3213]

@@toptentop1097 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5nKiH-jmZygedE&ab_channel=EdwardRon

[@crack7751]

Like 6 months ago… spoiler: Mearsheimer lost. Rado wins

[@joshuap9580]

russia's "security Interest" means reconquering eastern europe. this is obvious from its actions. you cant square that circle. the Europeans were right, "this cant happen," and they're going to prove that point to russia in real time.

[@barumbadum]

You have to be fool to debate against walt and mearsheimer...

[@nazirabubakar8373]

McFool😂😂

[@ruizhang2452]

And yet that's foolish narrative still dominates the western media and politicians today- they lie with their eyes widely open to manipulate their population.

[@mmom4754]

They will lose

[@marvintalesman6306]

WHY only 1,6k views of that interiew ? Is it because the matter is unimportant ? Is it because you tube algorithms "hammer it" ?

[@harbinguy1]

because it's not gun right or abortion.....

[@thomasernst9454]

Please do provide the date of the debate, at the very least in the descriptions. Temporal context is quite relevant. This was the debate of May 12th 2022, right?

[@warrenpeze8987]

it's obviously the case: they make reference to 80days of war. You're right, it's not obvious at all and very relevant.

[@mochapella]

Parallel universe. Crossing the veil needs to happen to see clearly.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

Some things this guy says appear to reflect a growing concern in Wall Street Circles, about the fragile grip on World Trade values, the US now appears to control. Since 2008 the US has not reduced the Debt issue that needs a large GDP to support payments on the $31 trillion the US Treasury appears to owe? As Legislators rushed to head Home for the Holiday, the addition of another Trillion and a half on top of debt figures appears to increase the pressure on the GDP to show better returns? European Consumers are already pissed off at the price of LNG that the US is apparently attempting to sell to Europe. The sales of weapons appears to need the IMF to finance most of the sales that make the US into the biggest distributor of weapons. But the economic status of the US appears to be having difficulty providing some Christmas Cheer among the thoughts of a collision with a BRICS+ Wall in 2023? Is the US Empire as poorly prepared for funding their Foreign Legions as the Romans were, as the end began to get near?

[@mishazhadenov2058]

When is the debate?

[@crack7751]

This year… May 12th

[@eugenepravdin1775]

Wouldn't it make more sense to find a peaceful resolution. Bad peace is better than good war.

[@egida6486]

No, peace doesn't sell weapons and dosn't advance geopolitical ambitions.

[@Blanka1100]

Peace? Did Putin ever cared for diplomacy? Ukraine does not need another naive N. Chamberlain who made fool of himself in 1938 with his "PEACE". 1939 Picacu face.

[@gdaqian]

these two gentlemen, mearsheimer and walt, age beautifully.

[@boleslawzajaczkowski9392]

It is very surprising that the learned gentleman does not see very obvious consequence of the war which is alliance of Russia and China.

[@toffer1062]

This interview is from early May, but I would be surprised if he hadn't reflected upon that even back then even though he didn't mention it in this answer to a vague question in this mini-interview.

[@mensrea1251]

Actually he does and he has. What are you talking about? Both Walt and Mearsheimer have explicitly warned that NATO's actions and continuing support for Ukraine will drive Russia into the arms of China - despite the fact Russia and China are natural geopolitical rivals, if not mortal enemies.

[@mmom4754]

It's happening since 2009