Political scientist, international relations scholar John Mearsheimer joins Piers Morgan Uncensored to debate Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the war in the Middle East and more. He uncovers the reasoning behind some of his more controversial views, telling Piers Morgan why he thinks Ukraine’s already lost the war against Russia.
VIDEO: Conversations with History: Jack F. Matlock Jr.(June 2008)
In June 2008 UC Berkeley’s Harry Kreisler spoke with Ambassador Jack Matlock who served as the last U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union. Ambassador Matlock offered his reflections on the fall of the Soviet Union, the policies of the Reagan administration, and how students should prepare for the future.
VIDEO: James K. Galbraith: On the Futility of Russian Sanctions
James Galbraith challenges common perceptions about western sanctions and their impact on Russia, revealing unexpected outcomes for its economy and development. Contrary to the goals of defunding the war and degrading Russia’s military capacity, sanctions have led to economic adjustments that have fostered Russia’s independent development.
Galbraith points out that despite initial disruptions, Russia adapted by focusing on domestic production and diversifying its economic partnerships. This analysis provides a nuanced view of economic sanctions’ real-world impacts, suggesting that their effectiveness and consequences are more complex than commonly understood.
MK Bhadrakumar: China resumes shuttle diplomacy as Ukraine war drums get louder
NATO has been steadily climbing the escalation ladder while the Russian reaction has been by and large to rev up the “meat grinder” in the war of attrition. But then, it is the Ukrainian carcass being ground and that doesn’t seem to matter to the Brits or Americans.
ACURA ZoomCast: A Conversation with Branko Marcetic of Jacobin magazine
James W. Carden talks with Branko Marcetic, a staff writer with Jacobin magazine and the author of Yesterday’s Man: the Case Against Joe Biden. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Guardian, In These Times, the Nation and ACURA.
Paul Robinson: An endgame in Ukraine may be fast approaching
After two years of war, an increasingly sombre mood has swept over Ukraine and its supporters in the West.
Ed Lozansky: Fake news of a Russian apocalypse
It looks as though this year could be fateful…
ACURA’s Katrina vanden Heuvel: How Former Ambassador Jack Matlock Corrects the Record on American Foreign Policy
VIDEO: John J. Mearsheimer: “Ukraine has already lost the war”
Dr. Mearsheimer appeared on the PBS NewsHour on 22 February 2024 to talk about the Ukraine war at the two-year point.
Ted Snider: How the West Provoked an Unprovoked War in Ukraine
“Toward the end of 2021,” The New York Times reports, “Mr. Putin was weighing whether to launch his full-scale invasion when he met with the head of one of Russia’s main spy services, who told him that the C.I.A., together with Britain’s MI6, were controlling Ukraine and turning it into a beachhead for operations against Moscow.”
Turns out, he was right.
Geoffrey Roberts: The best books on the history of the Russo-Ukrainian war
Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Roberts selected The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Teach Us About Conflict Resolution by ACURA’s Nicolai Petro as among the top about the war in Ukraine:
Nicolai Petro uses classical Greek tragedy to analyse the internal Ukrainian divisions that eventually led to war with Russia. As Petro points out, Greek drama was a means of reconciliation as well as entertainment and was designed to foster civic dialogue about the roots of conflict situations and the dangers of disaster for all concerned.
Lucy Komisar: “Russian Troll Farm” uses proven lies to promote propaganda
“Russian Troll Farm” at the Vineyard is the most crude, amateurish, nasty piece of pseudo-theatrical claptrap I have seen reviewing theater since 1998 when I became a member of the Drama Desk.
ACURA ViewPoint: Paul R. Grenier: Thoughts on The Quincy Institute’s “The Diplomatic Path to a Secure Ukraine”
Anatol Lieven’s and George Beebe’s “The Diplomatic Path to a Secure Ukraine” serves as a refreshing antidote to the usual mainstream account of the Ukraine conflict. [Read more…] about ACURA ViewPoint: Paul R. Grenier: Thoughts on The Quincy Institute’s “The Diplomatic Path to a Secure Ukraine”
Neutrality Studies Podcast: Ex-NATO Official reveals lies about the war to German Public
Listen to Former German General Harald Kujat at a public lecture in Germany how he destroys the false pro-war narrative of the neocons. This talk was held in German and is dubbed into English thanks to the brilliant work of Andreas Voss who makes these translations possible.
Dr. E. Martin Schotz: Rethinking U.S. interests on anniversary of war in Ukraine
With the approaching second anniversary of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine, we can expect that there will be various solutions offered to the current war there. On one side there will be calls for billions more in U.S. and NATO military aid to Ukraine, and on the other side there will be calls for a cease-fire.
Michael von der Schulenburg: The Ukraine War could come to an unexpected end
Michael von der Schulenburg, a former UN Assistant Secretary-General, writes, “Even if there is still fighting at the front, recent developments in Ukraine would suggest that the war could end in a way that is completely unexpected in the West—with a Ukrainian-Russian agreement.”
Peter Hitchens: Who began this filthy war? Why didn’t we side with democracy against the Kiev mob?
It is ten years, not two years, since the war in Ukraine began. And once you have grasped that, you can begin to think clearly about it. What is Britain’s interest in this conflict? Why do so many in politics and the media cheer for carnage that has devastated Ukraine, the country they claim to love and admire? What has Ukraine gained from it? What can Ukraine and its people possibly gain from it?
I ask only that you use your minds instead of your emotions. Let us begin with what happened ten years ago. It ought to be shocking.
ACURA Marks Two Years Since The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Part II
Today we mark the end of the second full year of fighting in Ukraine with more contributions from ACURA. May peace prevail in 2024. – ACURA
ACURA’s Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W. Carden: 10 years later: Maidan’s missing history
Edmund Wilson once wrote that “it is all too easy to idealize a social upheaval which takes place in some other country than one’s own.” And that was a trap into which the Obama administration — along with almost the entirety of the American media, intelligentsia and think tank world — fell in the immediate aftermath of the Maidan.
ACURA’s David C. Speedie: Then and Now: Eight Lingering Questions on U.S.-Russia-Ukraine (Carnegie, Feb. 2015)
Why do we fail to understand that threats do not work with Putin’s Russia?