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PUTIN PREVAILS: U.S. Retreat From Ukraine Exposes NATO’s Strategic Failure | John Mearsheimer
The Western grand strategy has reached a breaking point — and according to John Mearsheimer, the unraveling was inevitable. In this urgent geopolitical briefing, Mearsheimer explains how Washington’s quiet withdrawal of support for Ukraine confirms the collapse of NATO’s post–Cold War design.
After U.S. officials signaled at the Doha Forum that Ukraine is “not a priority,” a new reality has emerged: Russia’s existential commitment to the conflict has outweighed America’s optional involvement. Mearsheimer argues that from the beginning, the structural forces of Offensive Realism made this outcome unavoidable.
In this powerful analysis, he exposes the West’s strategic miscalculations, reveals why U.S. policymakers misunderstood Russian intentions, and shows how Putin’s long-game strategy and national resolve ultimately outmaneuvered NATO.
🔍 KEY TAKEAWAYS
• For Russia, Ukraine is existential — for the U.S., it is peripheral
• NATO overestimated its leverage and underestimated Russian endurance
• Putin’s strategic patience has shifted the global balance of power
• Washington’s grand strategy since 1991 is now in full retreat
As Mearsheimer warns, when one side views survival at stake and the other views strategy as optional, the outcome is predetermined — Putin wins.
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