I think it's always worth pointing out that we need global geopolitical stability and peace to deal with globel warming. And this makes me worried, not only on its own terms, but as a prelude for what might happen with china. I totally agree. In the long could be extremely dark if, if this escalating great power conflict is where we're heading. Well, tony wood, thanks very much.
Tony Wood returns to The Dig to discuss Russia’s invasion, what it reflects about Russian politics and geopolitics today and historically, and how the Left should be thinking about it all.
Tony's LRB essay: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v44/n04/tony-wood2/why-didn-t-they-stop-it
Listen to past Dig eps for context on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine:
Tony Wood on Russia and Putin: thedigradio.com/podcast/russia-beyond-putin-with-tony-wood
Volodymyr Ishchenko on Ukraine: thedigradio.com/podcast/ukraine-w-volodymyr-ishchenko
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