Historically, when one European state would seek to dominate all the others because the equilibrium or order went through a change, all the others would come together to reestablish the equilibrium or order in Europe one way or another. This is known as “The Concert of Europe.” But since World War II, two European states … Continue reading Sixth Note to “Guerrilla Warfare”
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Conventional Deterrence
It follows that if détente and peaceful coexistence never lasts, the focus and the strategy by default becomes one of “containment” and “deterrence” vis-à-vis Russian aggression and expansion. In turn, one can bank on a policy or strategy of deterrence only if the opposite side espouses “fear of the consequences” of aggression and expansion. As … Continue reading Conventional Deterrence
Second Note to “Détente and its Discontents”
After Kissinger’s détente, Carter and Reagan decided to “turn the table” on Moscow in Afghanistan. And guess what? It worked. And of course, the whole idea recently was to apply the same concept in Ukraine, in the sense that perhaps one can “turn the table” on Moscow in Ukraine the way one was able to … Continue reading Second Note to “Détente and its Discontents”
The Price of Peace
War in Europe eclipses and overshadows all other considerations and priorities at the moment, for perhaps two major reasons. One is that Donald Trump got elected to end the war. And two, the dynamics and the nature of the war in Europe are what necessitate the focus that the war is now getting, in the … Continue reading The Price of Peace
Fifth Note to “The Decline of Liberalism”
The replacement of an open and independent mind with “NATO intellectualism” is the direct result of our “Cold War” with Russia. But of course, how the American liberal has perverted the discourse and how to disentangle NATO or Cold War intellectualism from the perversion of the American liberal will be the sole and singular factor … Continue reading Fifth Note to “The Decline of Liberalism”
Adam A. Azim 