We don't live in Russia so Political Scientists and Historians who call it as they see it are not jailed or worse executed
The speech gives historical context and while it does not purport to defend Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, it , like a murder trial, outlines motivation and provocation .#
IMO , while I abhor Russia's behaviour in this instance, i find it useful to understand its motivations and its perceived provocations leading into 24th Feb 2022 and for that reason Professor Mearsheimer's speech is useful.
I guess we'll simply have to sit back and, like Iraq, judge the Ukraine War by its outcome, IMO.
# Just look at the anxt that China's deal with the Solomons is causing which is 1700 kms away from our border (not 17 kms) even though no Chinese military hardware of fighting personnel have been landed there.
All countries have perceived spheres of influence outside their borders whether that be for trade, national security etc etc (USA sphere of influence is global) and should PNG allow a Chinese Military/Navy/Airforce base in Southern PNG, then I doubt that there would be any posters on these threads advocating that that is PNG's sovereign right to do so !
