I don't think he is mad. He is a rational actor with biases. It is just this situation brought out all his biases at once to make a really bad decision. (View Post)

"Closest." (View Post)

This all shows Russia's commitment to ceasefire or peace terms isn't worth anything. They need to be defeated. (View Post)

Not just rewarding but setting the stage for the next round. Russia's commitment to Ukrainian territorial integrity is worth nothing, as the Budapest Memorandum shows. You need to eliminate their mea… (View Post)

At the point Russia starts accepting genuine concessions they will be in precipitous free fall and have evaporating leverage by the week. At that point it makes sense to hold out for what would genui… (View Post)