Prof. Richard Sakwa joins Pascal to discuss Russophobia, the post-1945 “political West,” and why Russia was never fully accepted into it. He links today’s tension to old history, power politics, and the split between Atlanticism and continental Europe, then explains how the Ukraine war, sanctions, and weak Western states have pushed the world toward more division.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro and Russophobia
00:03:34 Why Russia Was Excluded
00:07:42 Power, Civilization, and Mearsheimer
00:10:09 NATO, EU, and Western Hostility
00:14:28 West in Crisis: State, Economy, Society
00:19:16 Militarization and New Cold War
00:25:27 Russia, China, and the West
00:35:53 False Universalism and Decline
00:42:33 Advice for Russia and China
Credit to : Neutrality Studies