- 28 Feb 2022 15:48
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While I'm very much in sympathy with your overall thrust on the irealism of realists, I dont't think the EU point is really fair. One of Meersheimers specific points is that the EU deal with the Ukraine completely cut Russia out. But more broadly I can assure you that there are plenty of people in Britain who have been committed to the destruction of the EU with far more passion than Putin. I personally supported Remain, but after Brexit what ever the "rationale" economic arguments, I think its hardly extremist of Putin not to want not become an EU vassal state.
And lets not forget who the real enemy was back in 2003. The enemy was France not Chirac's Russian side kick.
wat0n wrote:I also wonder what would realists like Walt and Mearsheimer have to say about what Russia has been doing under Putin. One would think, if anything, it also has a security interest in joining the EU. Whatever happened to IR realism here? How can they explain Russia not joining the EU and then NATO?
While I'm very much in sympathy with your overall thrust on the irealism of realists, I dont't think the EU point is really fair. One of Meersheimers specific points is that the EU deal with the Ukraine completely cut Russia out. But more broadly I can assure you that there are plenty of people in Britain who have been committed to the destruction of the EU with far more passion than Putin. I personally supported Remain, but after Brexit what ever the "rationale" economic arguments, I think its hardly extremist of Putin not to want not become an EU vassal state.
And lets not forget who the real enemy was back in 2003. The enemy was France not Chirac's Russian side kick.
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