Some analysts believe Kyiv is buying the west time on the precipice of a world war. Is it being used wisely?

Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

  • girlfreddy@lemmy.caEnglish
    252·
    5 months ago

    He argued: “There is one actor that has reorganised its strategic engagement to fight a war and the other has not. One side is not participating in the battle. You have hosted conferences supporting Ukraine and then do nothing more. But when it comes to action, Russia 2.0 is grinding forward.

    “It tells countries like us that if something like this were to happen in the Indo-Pacific, you have no chance against China. If you cannot defeat a $2tn nation, don’t think you are deterring China. China is taking hope from your abysmal and dismal performance against a much smaller adversary.”

    This, in a nutshell, is where the world is headed … unless the self-proclaimed defender of democracy (USA) and the EU pull up their britches and start taking Russian aggression seriously.

      • PeteBauxigegEnglish
        62·
        5 months ago

        “we have to defeat the undemocratic enemy who murders their internal political opponents, and its important we kill evil traitors within our own nation to do this”

        • eran_morad@lemmy.worldEnglish
          32·
          5 months ago

          Only the most pernicious among them, and only if we fail to prosecute and imprison them. The rest can be deprogrammed, or, failing that, marginalized.

          Just why the fuck do you think we have the 2nd amendment they love so much?