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Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:15 Follies of empire ( Barbara Tubman ) 00:08:37 Proxy war and Europe's decline 00:13:03 Russia excluded from the West 00:17:50 Security logic and war models 00:24:25 Neutrality buried in Ukraine 00:35:38 Nuclear risk and false diplomacy 00:45:07 Paths to peace and the UN Description I sat down with Emeritus Professor Richard Sakwa to test the hardest claims around this war: folly or strategy, proxy war or direct clash, exclusion or security failure, peace process or staged theater. The talk moves from NATO expansion and Ukrainian neutrality to Europe's crisis, Russia's place in the post-Cold War order, and the shrinking space for real diplomacy. Links: Richard's Book as ebook or paperback: https:// www.amazon.com... Richard's Book from Amazon: https:// www.amazon.com... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s... (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.s...) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystud... Ukraine and Iran Wars are Ending 500 Years of Western Empire | Prof. Richard Sakwa 2.7K Likes 48,936 Views Mar16 2026 The Iran War is increasing the speed of western decline that began 4 years ago with the intensification of the Russia-Ukraine Proxy War. How did that happen? How could the US-Europe alliance miscalculate this grossly? I sat down with Emeritus Professor Richard...more Description I sat down with Emeritus Professor Richard Sakwa to test the hardest claims around this war: folly or strategy, proxy war or direct clash, exclusion or security failure, peace process or staged theater. The talk moves from NATO expansion and Ukrainian neutrality to Europe's crisis, Russia's place in the post-Cold War order, and the shrinking space for real diplomacy. Links: Richard's Book as ebook or paperback: https:// www.amazon.com... Richard's Book from Amazon: https:// www.amazon.com... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s... (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.s...) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystud...



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