Foreign Policy Realists Should Be Bolder About Defeating Putin in Ukraine
Author(s): Henrik Larsen
Series: UkraineAlert
Publisher(s): Atlantic Council
Publication Year: 2022
Most foreign policy realists continue to advocate caution over Ukraine, arguing that a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO could escalate to nuclear war. Looking ahead, NATO should certainly continue to refrain from a direct combat role in Ukraine. However, Western leaders should not be afraid of giving Ukraine the conventional weapons it needs in order to win a fight where the West has a significant interest, argues CSS' Henrik Larsen in this UkraineAlert blog from Atlantic Council.