Judging Freedom Prof. Glenn Diesen : Look Who’s Stealing Russian Assets!
Nov 11, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Prof. Glenn Diesen, a foreign policy expert from the University of South-Eastern Norway, dives into the geopolitical chess game surrounding Russian assets. He explores the muted European reaction to U.S. naval activity near Venezuela and delves into the motives driving U.S. policy in the region. Diesen highlights the complexities of European media coverage, assesses NATO's involvement prospects, and critiques Western acceptance of controversial figures like Jolani. He wraps it up by discussing the legal risks of appropriating Russian assets to fund Ukraine.
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Europe Looks Past U.S. Moves In Venezuela
- European media largely downplays U.S. naval buildup near Venezuela and prefers normative framing when convenient.
- Diesen notes Europe would prefer U.S. actions framed as promoting democracy rather than resource-driven interests.
Europe Fears The West's Decline
- European elites worry less about single battlefield defeats than about the broader decline of Western hegemony the war symbolizes.
- They prefer framing interventions in value-based terms to preserve the political West's cohesion.
Drivers And Bodyguards Forced To Fight
- Glenn Diesen recounts journalists and aides witnessing Ukrainian drivers and bodyguards being grabbed for military service on the spot.
- He uses these examples to illustrate aggressive conscription and social desperation inside Ukraine.