Russia’s latest actions of mobilizing its forces, fabricating pretexts for war, and breaking agreements show that it still believes that by force or threats, it can revise European borders and the status quo. Given Moscow’s behavior, however, we need to view reality clearly and strengthen our capacity to deter its threats.
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Stephen Blank: Three mythologies of European security
Russian soldiers march at the Red Square during the Victory Day military parade general rehearsal in Moscow on May 7, 2016.
Samuel Johnson famously told his biographer James Boswell, “Clear your mind of cant.” In thinking about European security, we should do so, too.
