On the one side, there' sort of a crude anti imperiolist line that sees the us. As the only agentive power in the world. And then there's the dominant position held by liberals and many conservatives who claim that the west bears no responsibility. I think we have to push very hard to maintain an er, consistent anti war position against all wars - i definitely feel that. Especially fme, from my point of view, tot of solidarity with ordinary eucranians who are being bombed.
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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