Inflection EP29: NATO Aggression Puts All of Europe at Risk

Tensions continue to rise between the United States and Russia over Ukraine – a nation the US overthrew the elected government of in 2014 and has attempted to incrementally integrate into its policy of encircling and containing Russia ever since.

Angelo and Brian discuss the background of this conflict, how even the US across its own media admits many of the myths repeated about Russia in the Western media are false and where this might lead.

References:

Overview The University of Chicago – Why is Ukraine the West’s Fault? Featuring John Mearsheimer:
https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4

NATO’s Track Record DW – Libya still plagued by conflict, 10 years after NATO intervention:
https://www.dw.com/en/libya-still-pla…

BBC – Europe migrant crisis: Scores die in shipwreck off Libya – UN:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa…

Atlantic Council – The US can’t fix Afghanistan, but it can still fix NATO:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs…

NATO’s Expansion After the Cold War Atlantic Council – Why Europe Whole and Free? (2014):
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/resou…

Economist – Russia’s menacing of Ukraine is unlikely to induce NATO to retreat (NATO expansion map):
https://www.economist.com/img/b/1280/…

RFE/RL – Did The West Promise Moscow That NATO Would Not Expand? Well, It’s Complicated:
https://www.rferl.org/a/nato-expansio…

NED – REMARKS BY CARL GERSHMAN TO THE PARLIAMENT OF LITHUANIA ON DAY OF RESTORATION:
https://www.ned.org/remarks-by-carl-g…

Crimea

Reuters – Commentary: Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem (2018):
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-co…

RFE/RL – Parliament OKs Putin Request To Use Russian Forces In Ukraine:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crime…

RFE/RL – Poll: Majority Of Russians Support Crimea Annexation, But Worry About Economic Effects (2019):
https://www.rferl.org/a/poll-majority…

NPR – The view from border city Kharkiv, Ukraine, as Russian troops appear ready to invade:
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/107286…

RFE/RL – Language Law For National Print Media Comes Into Force In Ukraine:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-langu…

Economic Impact on Ukraine

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – Ukrainian Court Seizes Aerospace Company Motor Sich From Chinese Investors:
https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-seize…

Aero Telegraph – Antonov hasn’t built an aircraft in five years:
https://www.aerotelegraph.com/en/anto…

CNBC – China to restart production of the world’s biggest airplane:
https://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/09/china…

Sputnik – After Ukraine Deal Falls Through, Thai Army Signs Off on Tanks Made In China:
https://sputniknews.com/20170405/ukra…

Europe Whole and Free? The Atlantic Council – STRATEGY OF “CONSTRAINMENT” Countering Russia’s Challenge to the Democratic Order (page 8/32 of the PDF):
https://www.cigionline.org/static/doc…

Atlantic Council – Damon Wilson Frontlines of Freedom Remarks (at 7 minutes):
https://youtu.be/kI4QDm5G-pE?t=428

The New York Times – Where Is Germany in the Ukraine Standoff? Its Allies Wonder:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/wo…