I think it would be helpful for all of the NATO countries to meet with all of the former Warsaw Pact countries and the former USSR republics (yeah, I'm aware there's some overlap in there. ;-) ) and have a discussion about why the west feels it necessary to keep up an alliance that was formed to defeat Nazi Germany, and why so many Warsaw Pact and Soviet states feel like they should join it.
Short version, If Putin didn't act like a schoolyard bully, perhaps his neighbors wouldn't see him as a schoolyard bully.
I think it would be helpful for all of the NATO countries to meet with all of the former Warsaw Pact countries and the former USSR republics (yeah, I'm aware there's some overlap in there. ;-) ) and have a discussion about why the west feels it necessary to keep up an alliance that was formed to defeat Nazi Germany, and why so many Warsaw Pact and Soviet states feel like they should join it.
ReplyDeleteShort version, If Putin didn't act like a schoolyard bully, perhaps his neighbors wouldn't see him as a schoolyard bully.