Shashank Joshi on Why Russia Won't Invade NATO—Yet
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The Russian political objective here is to corrode the political cohesion of NATO. It isn't to conquer NATO territory and take over Western Europe. It is to undermine and dissolve that solidarity. And now the good fight with Yasha Monk. A few days ago, Emmanuel Macron summoned leaders of all
major French political parties to the Elysee Palace to warn them about the deteriorating security situation in Europe. A bunch of European governments have been warning about plans by Russia to attack the continent in some kind of way that goes beyond Ukraine. How seriously should we take these warnings? Must we expect that Russia will annex parts of European territory, that it will send drones or missile to NATO territory?
Well, I could think of nobody better than Shoshank Joshi to answer this question. Shoshank is a regular podcast guest. He has been the defense editor, the economist for a long time. He's just moved to Washington, DC. to become its America correspondent.
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