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
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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”
Note to “Détente and its Discontents”
I have gone through the available literature and written material on the Cold War between the West and Russia for the longest time now, it has pretty much become my specialty now, and what occurred to me in the very end is that two basic and contending theories about the whole thing begin to come … Continue reading Note to “Détente and its Discontents”
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”
The Nixon Doctrine
Certain analysts and observers may assume that today’s situation in American government and politics has no precedent or parallel whatsoever. Which might be true, depending on how we interpret history. After all, history is a matter of subjective interpretation, not empirical methodology. Thus, if history is a matter of subjective interpretation and not a matter … Continue reading The Nixon Doctrine
Adam A. Azim 