Danish Defence Academy military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen discusses the future of NATO with Carlo Masala, political scientist and professor of international politics at the Bundeswehr University Munich.
As long as NATO stands its ground and member nations uphold their obligations to each other, russia wouldn’t stand a chance.
I feel like all this sowing of doubt that we’re seeing lately is part of a psyop. russia wants NATO members to believe they can’t survive a war, so that they chicken out and don’t support each other. That’s the only scenario where Europe loses.
NATO does not need to have a war with Russia. Basically in all big NATO states the general public votes Putins lapdogs into power. He wins without a war ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
NATO does not need to have a war with Russia
This sentence comes across as if there isn’t a current war in Ukraine. And as if Russia hasn’t been in a hybrid warfare for many years already, and latelt they greatly have intensified their efforts.
Putins lapdogs into power.
There are acouple of them yes, including Trump, but your statement is a discredit to all those other European politicians who are fighting this, and a disregard to the “Coalition of the Willing”, comprising ca 35 countries and counting.
He wins without a war
Lastly, I’m pretty sure the contentmakers cq. military analysts are very aware of the rise of Nationalism, also in Europe. But they see also hope, and wants us to be warned about potential dangers, and how we as society of civilians could be more prepared.
No Putler won’t. But might be some of us really would like to give in to the temptation at times, doesn’t it?
Add: a superb quote from the discussion ( iirc, correct me pls!):
“If the Ruzzians ever invaded Estonia, even the trees will shoot back” .
If you are able to understand German and interested in more content by Carlo Masala, he is one of the hosts of the podcast Sicherheitshalber.
Sicherheitshalber Pod is highly recommended for any German speaking listener!
As far as understanding the kinds of thinking and preoccupations in the European military establishment goes, this is an extremely informative discussion.
extremely informative discussion.
I must agree with you on this one. And quite relevant to these times.
