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Episode Synopsis
The Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia is underway, but what would it take to bring these two nations to the negotiating table? Scholar, professor, and columnist Walter Russell Mead joins The Dispatch Executive Editor Adam O’Neal to share insights from his recent trip to Ukraine and:
-The normalcy of life while in war
-What a “successful” counteroffensive looks like
-Opportunities for US
-The end of the Russian empire and a new nation
-(Unrealistic) Theories of victory
-Engaging with nuclear adversaries
-How to get to the negotiating table
Show Notes:
-Walter Russell Mead's page at Hudson Institute
-The Arc of a Covenant available online
-Walter Russell Mead's page at Wall Street Journal
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-The normalcy of life while in war
-What a “successful” counteroffensive looks like
-Opportunities for US
-The end of the Russian empire and a new nation
-(Unrealistic) Theories of victory
-Engaging with nuclear adversaries
-How to get to the negotiating table
Show Notes:
-Walter Russell Mead's page at Hudson Institute
-The Arc of a Covenant available online
-Walter Russell Mead's page at Wall Street Journal
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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