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Debating the roots of Ukraine proxy war, and whether Trump should bring it to an end.
This week I took part in two debates on the origins of Ukraine proxy war, and whether Donald Trump should use US leverage to bring it to an end.
The first was hosted by Young Voices before a live audience in New York City, featuring myself and Eli Lake of the Free Press.
In my opening statement, I argued that the US and NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine by expanding NATO, dismantling arms control, installing military assets threatening Russia, meddling in Ukraine, and blocking multiple opportunities for peace.
Watch my opening statement above, and the full debate here:
I took part in another Ukraine debate on the UK outlet GB News, with host Bev Turner and commentator Matthew Stadlen. Watch here:
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April 30th is an important date in American politics. This is the day 100 for the American President in the White House, and all attention will be on the reports of his achievements and failures. But nothing can be more critical than Peace…
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Russia’s invasion has made ordinarily outspoken critics of antisemitism wary of criticizing Ukrainian Nazi collaborators
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Richard Sakwa has for many years been one of the most distinguished and insightful observers of relations between the West and Russia, and one of the leading critics of Western policy. In this talk with Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program at the Quincy Institute, Sakwa discusses his book, The Culture of the Second Cold War (Anthem 2025). The book examines the cultural-political trends and inheritances that underlie the new version of a struggle that we thought we had put behind us in 1989. Sakwa describes both the continuities from the first Cold War and the ways in which new technologies have reshaped strategies and attitudes.
