Hitler assumed briton was soft. Of course they were. They peased left and right for a decade, en for a long time,. certainly intensely for a couple of years. And i think it misled him into thinking, they'll never fight. The west is out and thinking, ye that's the same mistake hitler made. In the aftermaths of pearl harbor, honoring his commitment to japan ended, basically ended his life in his dreams.
It's tempting to explain Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Putin's megalomania. Economist Chris Blattman of the University of Chicago talks about his book Why We Fight with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Blattman explains why only a fraction of rivalries ever erupt into violence, the five main reasons adversaries can't arrive at compromise, and the problem with trying to get into Putin's head (and why it's not all about Putin. Really).