The J. Burden Show Russia, Neo-Cons and the American Ethnos w/ Jim Jatras: The J. Burden Show Ep. 384
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Dec 8, 2025 In this discussion, Jim Jatras, a former U.S. Foreign Service officer and foreign policy analyst, dives deep into U.S.-Russia relations. He contrasts the Cold War's anti-communism with today's anti-Putin sentiment and examines the complexities of NATO expansion and its repercussions. Jatras highlights how ethnic lobbies shape U.S. policy and critiques the moral implications of Western actions in Ukraine. He argues that Russia views the ongoing conflict as existential and underscores the broader American ethnic identity versus civic nationalism.
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Post‑Soviet Hostility Exceeds Cold War
- Jim Jatras argues the United States is far more hostile to post-communist Russia than it was to the Soviet Union.
- He attributes this to U.S. globalist ideology opposing strong national, often Christian-leaning, states like Russia.
Globalist Mission Clashed With Russian Revival
- Jatras says U.S. foreign policy shifted after the USSR collapsed into an ideological mission exporting democracy and markets.
- That mission collided with Putin's national-state reassertion and Orthodox-leaning orientation.
NATO Expansion Provoked Russian Backlash
- NATO expansion under Clinton and Bush Jr. deepened Russian resentment despite early 1990s détente hopes.
- Key flashpoints were Kosovo (1999) and NATO's 2008 promise to Georgia and Ukraine.
