Russia, Putin, and the Psychology of Status (Robert Wright & Steven Ward)
Robert Wright's Nonzero
00:00
What's the Difference in Your No?
Owa: It's like the world has been insulting him personally, in some sense. I think that both of these sort of dynamics might be working right? Owa: If you put themou no yourself, in their shoes, you wouldn't tolerate what you consider an adversary close to your borders. The notion that native expansion has drivena a kind of russian belligerents is certainly plausible. But it's interesting, and i know you've talked to merscheimer at least once a i don't think that this is entirely consistent with the tenets of offensive realism.
Transcript
Play full episode
