Not that I’m particularly fluent in history or geopolitics, but I’d image the natural course of events would have Russia’s old role taken up by the other communist superpower in the world. It’d be super strange if Russia wound up being a member of NATO, wouldn’t it?
I’m also not necessarily advocating for the full “Germany & Japan in WWII” treatment (nor am I advocating against it, just using it to think about what happens when wars end).
Rather, I’m advocating for thinking of Russia as villains only so long as they are actually playing the role, as they currently are. If they stop being bad guys, it’d be nice to have a coordination mechanism to stop treating them like bad guys.
Not that I’m particularly fluent in history or geopolitics, but I’d image the natural course of events would have Russia’s old role taken up by the other communist superpower in the world. It’d be super strange if Russia wound up being a member of NATO, wouldn’t it?
I’m also not necessarily advocating for the full “Germany & Japan in WWII” treatment (nor am I advocating against it, just using it to think about what happens when wars end).
Rather, I’m advocating for thinking of Russia as villains only so long as they are actually playing the role, as they currently are. If they stop being bad guys, it’d be nice to have a coordination mechanism to stop treating them like bad guys.
Granted, they have to stop being bad guys first, but sometimes defeat can mean friendship!