How Russia Is Beating the West at Deterrence

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English - March 12, 2022 12:36 - 8 minutes - 15.4 MB - ★★★★ - 63 ratings
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Deterrence is working in the Ukraine crisis, just not for the right side. In this tragedy’s most catastrophic blunder, the United States and its allies failed to deter Russia from invading. President Joe Biden’s plan to create deterrence relied almost exclusively on threats that would be executed only after Russian forces crossed Ukraine’s borders.