Russia-Ukraine war: How the West got it wrong

Marco Carnelos- Liberal democracies were betting on Russia's collapse. So far, those bets have not paid off

Liberal democracies were betting on Russia’s collapse. So far, those bets have not paid off

The US and its Nato allies deservedly won the Cold War. The western values of democracy, freedom, human rights, rule of law and market economy prevailed over the Soviet Union’s communist totalitarian system. The latter imploded, broken by its inefficiencies, miscalculation, military overstretch, and delusions. Germany was reunified and the Warsaw Pact dissolved; not a single shot was fired.

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