Reform Might be About to Wipe Out the Tories
3 May 2024
by Will Jones
News Round-Up
4 May 2024
by Toby Young
Back in 2015, John Mearsheimer, said: "The West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked". Quite prophetic, no? But now students are trying to cancel him.
Outrage seems to be the emotion driving current policy towards Russia, replacing the Fear that had dominated Covid policymaking in the past two years. But outrage, however justified, is no basis for achieving peace.
The West’s response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine seems to have been slapped together on the fly amidst a storm of social media outrage. And it could have a number of serious unintended consequences.
Those who dismiss the "NATO argument" claim we must uphold the principle of national sovereignty. But the West doesn't uphold this principle itself. So why didn't we accept reality, and follow Mearsheimer's proposal?
Being sceptical of the mainstream narrative on Ukraine in no way implies that you support Putin. It’s about acknowledging geopolitical realities, and minimising the risk of catastrophic outcomes like nuclear war.
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