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For the foreign policy types among you... Let's start with the caveat that Russia clearly started the war when it invaded Crimea and there may be long term consequences for Europe if Russia can act as an unchecked aggressor.

Ari Meltzer

@arimeltzer.com

Nevertheless, if the US continues to treat both Russia and China as adversaries, does a Russia-China alliance eventually eclipse the US in economic and military might?

22/2/25, 8:59 pm0 reposts0 likes

Ari Meltzer

@arimeltzer.com

22 Feb 2025

How does the US avoid this? Can it create a wedge between Russia and China while serving as an adversary to both? Or is the best option for the US to embrace one of the two and try to cut the other one out? And if the latter, who becomes the ally and who remains the adversary.