"The world, should Russia win, will face remarkable new dangers—and for what? Because in 2024 some astonishingly venal and ambitious politicians wanted to hedge their bets and kiss Trump’s ring one more time?" www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Republican obstructionism could lead to global disaster.
How about a companion article: What happens if Trump wins again?
Yeah, this one is weird. Trust in the United States will significantly shrivel in every ally's mind, much in the same way allied nations started distancing themselves during the Trump administration. It doesn't help when you have fledgling BRICs trying to figure themselves out.
What do you think is the likelihood of Russia launching a broader assault on NATO structures deeper into Europe rather than a limited incursion on territory bordering Russia, should it come to an attack?
Having family in Europe, the GOP makes me red-hot angry at this point. No strategy, no vision, just fealty. Above all else, then consequences be damned.
Stop it now, with support to Ukraine, or later, with nukes.
An incredible article, capturing all the dangers 💯 that Russian territorial expansionism and hegemony would mean for the world order
some on the Trumpist right sees Putin as an ally in preserving “traditional values” while the cynical thought leaders on the Trumpist right see Putin’s cynical attack on tolerant values as a tool to curry favor with the values crowd. It’s a recursive uroboros leading to nuclear war