Are Biden’s, Putin’s, And Xi’s Choices Over The War In Ukraine Really Rational?

by John C. Hulsman

14 June 2022

In this paper we discuss:

1. Why Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine was certainly a mis-calculation;
2. Why the rationality of Xi’s decision to choose Russia as an ally in Cold War 2 against the US was questionable …
3. … but also why China won’t go as far as alienating its most relevant trading partners, i.e. the US and the EU;
4. How Biden’s “gaffes” have made the conflict potentially worse…
5. …. but also why they might have been intentional.

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