The Baltics joined NATO in 2004, Russia did nothing despite long control over the region and a large Russian minority. Had Ukraine been in this position the whole war could have been avoided, since Russia would not invade a NATO country
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Mearsheimer is not a military expert, so he has no idea how the war will turn out. Even if we accept he's an expert on politics, the actual situation on the ground will affect the future more. I'd rather listen to what generals say
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It has the least features, so by default the least bugs.
Ukraine in NATO in 1997 would prevent this war, Russia was in no shape to invade anyone, still dealing with Chechnya
I'm questioning his expertise. Every time he says "Russia wouldn't do that" Russia does it. And he is still considered an expert despite several claims of how Russia:
- Wouldn't try to annex more of Ukraine after Crimea (did it)
- Could only have limited military aims in Ukraine (went straight for the capital)
- The rest of the former Soviet republics would support Russia (big oof, everyone but Belarus refused to support Russia)
At this point, you just have to say he's gotten everything wrong, but continues to double down
No, even if you study all your life, it won't let you predict the future. People study stocks all their lives and they still can't beat a simple stock index in the long term. So stop listening to articles that make wrong predictions.
Like Mearshimer who in 2014 predicted Putin had no further territorial ambitions in Ukraine. Yet Putin annexed further regions in Ukraine, despite this "expert" studying stuff.
I'm in Beijing right now, last month good, but this spring was pretty bad
Depends, for animation there's no artifacts say that size
Maybe try watching a 1080p HEVC or AV1 episode, 200MB for half an hour or 400MB for an hour and it looks amazing
He also wanted Ukraine in NATO I think in 1997
Just because you study something doesn't mean you magically know the future. Stop following "experts" and form your own opinion
This is all old articles. Of course, the trajectories put out there are the same, but you need to follow what's happening on the ground
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-7-2023
What's possible and not possible will be shown this summer.