Listen now | Evgenia and I recorded a late night episode on the May 9th Victory Day celebration and parade that took place last week in Russia. Not much to celebrate this year, unfortunately.
John Mearsheimer has this lecture from 2015 where he talks about why he thinks NATO shares blame for the 2014 coup, and I almost missed it when he said it, but he says "if you want to defeat Russia, trick them into thinking they can invade ukraine". As soon as I heard it I knew that that was probably americas plan, but this was long before February so I still thought it was a distant chance. Now I think the state department jackals are probably comparing themselves to the guys who started the afghanistan war in the 80s like its a good thing.
John Mearsheimer has this lecture from 2015 where he talks about why he thinks NATO shares blame for the 2014 coup, and I almost missed it when he said it, but he says "if you want to defeat Russia, trick them into thinking they can invade ukraine". As soon as I heard it I knew that that was probably americas plan, but this was long before February so I still thought it was a distant chance. Now I think the state department jackals are probably comparing themselves to the guys who started the afghanistan war in the 80s like its a good thing.
It surprised me to learn that Suvorov's book on Soviet culpibility in WW II is published by the Naval Institute Press. While obviously a press with strong right-wing tendency, it's generally considered a relatively mainstream press. I assumed that the book was either self-published or on some way the hell out press--not that the Naval Institute Press isn't in it's own way, but its rep seems to be that of a source of credible military history (if that, again, isn't almost automatically a right wing project).
...you know, I didn't think so--or was fuzzy on it--so I checked. It's out of the Naval Academy, and has been part of it since the Academy was founded in 1873. They publish books on the military and military history on a wide variety of subjects, not just naval warfare. https://www.usni.org/about-us/history
...actually, as I scroll through their catalog, it seems a little more out there than I thougt. Maybe Suvorov fits pretty well, if even on the verge of this outfit....
When you were talking about soldiers returning from the Chechen war to harsh conditions at home, did you mention a book, movie or TV series I could check out? Sorry if you mentioned it and I did not catch the name.
Returning from war to find things have changed at home is a universal theme going all the way back at least to the Odyssey. I'm actually in the middle of an excellent series on those topics called "Under Correction" (excuse the pathetic English translation). Main character returns from WWII to a society that's been utterly crushed by the Soviet bureaucracy. Fascinating production that's really grabbed my attention.
John Mearsheimer has this lecture from 2015 where he talks about why he thinks NATO shares blame for the 2014 coup, and I almost missed it when he said it, but he says "if you want to defeat Russia, trick them into thinking they can invade ukraine". As soon as I heard it I knew that that was probably americas plan, but this was long before February so I still thought it was a distant chance. Now I think the state department jackals are probably comparing themselves to the guys who started the afghanistan war in the 80s like its a good thing.
Yasha are you hoping for Russian defeat?
Its commentary and analysis like this on Russia that I value. Rather than the superficial stuff we get on mainstream Western media.
John Mearsheimer has this lecture from 2015 where he talks about why he thinks NATO shares blame for the 2014 coup, and I almost missed it when he said it, but he says "if you want to defeat Russia, trick them into thinking they can invade ukraine". As soon as I heard it I knew that that was probably americas plan, but this was long before February so I still thought it was a distant chance. Now I think the state department jackals are probably comparing themselves to the guys who started the afghanistan war in the 80s like its a good thing.
It surprised me to learn that Suvorov's book on Soviet culpibility in WW II is published by the Naval Institute Press. While obviously a press with strong right-wing tendency, it's generally considered a relatively mainstream press. I assumed that the book was either self-published or on some way the hell out press--not that the Naval Institute Press isn't in it's own way, but its rep seems to be that of a source of credible military history (if that, again, isn't almost automatically a right wing project).
oh that's interesting. this is an official organ of the u.s. navy?
...you know, I didn't think so--or was fuzzy on it--so I checked. It's out of the Naval Academy, and has been part of it since the Academy was founded in 1873. They publish books on the military and military history on a wide variety of subjects, not just naval warfare. https://www.usni.org/about-us/history
...actually, as I scroll through their catalog, it seems a little more out there than I thougt. Maybe Suvorov fits pretty well, if even on the verge of this outfit....
Thank you.
When you were talking about soldiers returning from the Chechen war to harsh conditions at home, did you mention a book, movie or TV series I could check out? Sorry if you mentioned it and I did not catch the name.
Returning from war to find things have changed at home is a universal theme going all the way back at least to the Odyssey. I'm actually in the middle of an excellent series on those topics called "Under Correction" (excuse the pathetic English translation). Main character returns from WWII to a society that's been utterly crushed by the Soviet bureaucracy. Fascinating production that's really grabbed my attention.
Thanks again for the spirited discussion!
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