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Wayne Hsieh

Wayne Hsieh

Wayne Hsieh is associate professor of history at the U.S. Naval Academy.

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Europe Looks for Its Soul in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Europe Looks for Its Soul in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

For the likes of Habermas, a successful Ukraine still holds out hope for a post-heroic Europe with just enough military capacity to fend off wicked external actors like Putin (or Trump) while avoiding the dread nationalism of the 19th- and 20th-century nation in arms. In contrast, for American foreign policy elites in both parties, the war in Ukraine is not so much an opportunity for European utopianism but a post-Kabul vindication of American power where at little cost to itself, the United States can savagely bleed the military power of a traditional rival, warn Beijing of the potential costs of an incursion against Taiwan, and support a telegenic and social media savvy statesman all at the same time.

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