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Newsletter Nr. 995
Amsterdam, June 25th, 2022


SUBJUGATION OR SOVEREIGNTY? - That's the Question for Russia - JOSEPH DILLARD

As Frank Visser points out in his essay, “Subjugation or Sovereignty, That's the Question for Ukraine,” John Mearscheimer and Stephen Walt were asked to debate Michael McFaul and Radoslaw Sikorsky on the proposition, “Be it resolved, ending the world's worst geopolitical crisis in a generation starts with acknowledging Russia's security interests.” McFaul and Sikorsky won the debate, with 62% of the large audience agreeing with their opposition to the proposition, 15% more than accepted their position before the debate.
I watched this debate. It's very telling that McFaul and the Polish minister won the debate. It reflects that most people in the West (this audience did not reflect a proportionate representation of world opinion) don't yet care what Russia's security interests are or, if they do, they discount their importance or relevance. That reflects the authentic worldview of the majority of Westerners.

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