Power Problems

Nobody Wins in Ukraine

Jun 13, 2023

44:58

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Introduction

5min

The Troubled Partnership: The US's Policy for Europe

5min

The US-Russian Rivalry in the Cold War

5min

The Role of Nuclear Weapons in US-Russian Relations

3min

The Importance of Strategic Concerns in Motivating the Russian Invasion

3min

Ukraine's NATO Expansion Crossed Russia's Red Lines

6min

The Effects of NATO Expansion on US-Russian Relations

2min

The US Support for Ukraine in the War

6min

The Importance of Diplomatic Negotiations to Stop the Fighting

5min

10.

The Biden Administration's Thinking About the Risks of Escalation

6min

Show Description

Christopher Layne, distinguished professor at Texas A&M University, provides historical context around the Russian invasion of Ukraine and questions direct U.S. intervention on Ukraine's behalf. He discusses the U.S. strategy in Europe following WWII and following the end of the Cold War, NATO expansion, tensions in U.S.-Russian nuclear policies, Russian perspectives and motivations, potential resolutions to the conflict, and what could exacerbate the war.

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