Dumping on Germany: Do US pundits ever consider the cost?
Never do the critics consider history or Berlin’s current interests — they just want the ‘allies’ lockstep behind the U.S. against Russia.
Artin is currently the Russia Research Intern for the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is currently in the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies program at the University of Glasgow, where he is expected to graduate in 2022 with a Masters of Science degree. Artin is particularly interested in the relationship between Russia and the other great powers in the lead up to World War I and continues to follow contemporary international relations.
Never do the critics consider history or Berlin’s current interests — they just want the ‘allies’ lockstep behind the U.S. against Russia.
As tensions rise in Ukraine, hawks in the West are promoting a more confrontational stance toward Moscow.
Along with the bad, there seems to be a number of goodwill gestures on both sides in hopes of building trust.
The furor over the military exercises is rich, considering the number of similar exercises that NATO conducts in the region regularly.