#19: Sam McNerney – Ukraine, Russian Propaganda & Information Warfare
The Josh Boone Show
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Is It an Ideological Conquest?
There was a strategic calculation going on there with respect to resources. Was it motivated maybe by an ideology? Yes, but I don't think that makes it purely ideological. It does seem like what's happening here. There certainly was a strong thread within Japanese culture at that point. That drove a lot of their leadership to envision Japan as the powerhouse of Asia and the Pacific. But they also had this situation where they were running really low on a few important resources, including oil.
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