Short letter with @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social in @intsecurity.bsky.social, replying to Posen's "Putin's Preventive War" article, & his reply.
To my mind he doesn't really engage our argument or evidence. See for yourself. If you can't access, email me 4 a copy.
See next post 4 our full article. 1/2
Barry Posen argues that Russia's full-scale invasion is “consistent with the logic of preventive war.”1 He writes, “Historians will debate whether it was Putin's strategic calculus or his commitment t...