One aspect of the spiral of war is that it can occur regardless of the will of the participants, as a simple result of their interaction. A major war may break out inadvertently, because the concatenation of threats, responses, retaliation, leads the contenders where they did not think they would go.
What is happening in Ukraine and what lies ahead in the future? Answers to complex questions often must be sought in the classics, such as Clausewitz's "Vom Kriege," which provides a useful typology of war.
Daniele Scalea, President of Centro Studi Machiavelli, participated in "L'Italia s'è desta", a program of Radio Cusano Campus, to discuss the war in Ukraine. President Scalea talked about Europe's strategic independence and how the conflict could end.
The war without adjectives, made of large armies aiming at military victory, is back in Europe. Both the West and the Russians have realized this, but for now only the latter are willing to face it (and thus win it).
Russian military aggression is an indicator of what could happen. Authoritarian powers may become convinced that the time has come to reshape the world by taking advantage of the weakness shown by Biden.
NATO deluded and then abandoned Ukraine. Beyond the moralizing, Putin wins. While NATO loses Ukraine and - more importantly - Russia in one fell swoop. Perhaps it is time to rethink the overall strategy?
Speciale a cura del Centro Studi Machiavelli. Aggiornamenti e analisi sulla situazione. Con la partecipazione di Lorenzo Bernasconi, Luciano Bozzo, Francesco Giubilei, Stefano Graziosi, Guglielmo Picchi, Daniele Scalea.
Speciale a cura del Centro Studi Machiavelli. Aggiornamenti e analisi sulla situazione.
Italy must do everything to avoid a war: also to protect the 10,871 Italians living in Russia and the 1,476 living in Ukraine. We are working to find an agreement between the opposing sides.
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