Joe Cirincione concludes that Putin is solely to blame for the war in Ukraine; he is entitled to think that. Besides, Joe is a straight shooter and I believe he is sincere in thinking that. In fact, Joe may still sincerely believe in Russia-gate, which – like so many others – he swallowed hook, line, and sinker. As is well known, Joe is super on arms control; on other issues – well, not so much. If Joe, and perhaps others, want to hear a different take on Russia and Ukraine, they could do worse than click on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY9KAp97z58&t=1185s . (Kelley, perhaps QI could something with it on your website, should it be deemed worthy.)
Is it not a sad sign of the times that QI feels it has to defend itself in this way? No one, but no one, wants to end up “in Putin’s pocket”. Worse than sad.
Why does QI shy away from arranging an honest debate on this key issue? Everyone learns from a clash of views. I would nominate John Mearsheimer to represent the “realist school.” Would anyone want to nominate someone with different views who would be willing to explore these issues with John? Seems to me this is precisely the kind of thing QI should be doing. Ray
All -- You might have seen the sturm un drang over Joe Cirincione leaving QI as a non-resident fellow because of our "morally bankrupt" approach to the war. This follows another high profile Democrat defection (Gen. Paul Eaton). This is our response, our actual position on the war, without the hyperbolic filter: https://quincyinst.org/press/quincy-institutes-position-on-russia-ukraine/--all the best,Kelley V
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