Mutually Assured Destruction

Part two of looking at the war in Ukraine, the Nuclear component. What was game theory and how did it apply to the cold war and what does it mean now, why this changes the nature of this conflict compared to all others in recent history. is Putin a rational actor? will Ukraine become the new Afghanistan? what did the West get wrong, why are the right alligning themselves with Putin and some of the left demanding war? why are some countries still persisting with pandemic restrictions and how do we deal with our own inertia regarding the state of emergency?

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