Gregory Mitrovich, Ph.D
@gregorymitrovich.bsky.social
Award-winning scholar. Harvard/Stanford fellow. Historian of the Cold War, nuclear deterrence, the rise of the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, and China’s emergence in the 21st century. From beautiful San Diego now living in Europe.
It never we ceases to amaze me just how amazingly innovative Ukrainian’s are.
July 20, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It never we ceases to amaze me just how amazingly innovative Ukrainian’s are.
It’s like we created over the years an overlord system for our democracy, where a group of 9 unelected officials, indeed only appointed by the Pres and confirmed by the Senate, can overrule any govt action someone sues over. Not the founders fault as there was no judicial review until 1803.
May 20, 2025 at 5:26 AM
It’s like we created over the years an overlord system for our democracy, where a group of 9 unelected officials, indeed only appointed by the Pres and confirmed by the Senate, can overrule any govt action someone sues over. Not the founders fault as there was no judicial review until 1803.
How gleeful are they going to be when they realize that they will be competing with other export driven economies on the few consuming regions of the world now that Trump is closing the US market. Gonna be a knife, we’re talking Mad Max level competition.
April 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
How gleeful are they going to be when they realize that they will be competing with other export driven economies on the few consuming regions of the world now that Trump is closing the US market. Gonna be a knife, we’re talking Mad Max level competition.
It’s called “bending the knee.”
April 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It’s called “bending the knee.”
When it comes to the presidential elections CA votes do count as much given CA’s electoral dominance (though it should be even more). The problem is that WY has 2 Senators as does CA. That’s ridiculous but that was the compromise NY and VA had to make with the smaller states to 1st create the union.
April 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
When it comes to the presidential elections CA votes do count as much given CA’s electoral dominance (though it should be even more). The problem is that WY has 2 Senators as does CA. That’s ridiculous but that was the compromise NY and VA had to make with the smaller states to 1st create the union.
Well, America is so enormous its “fall” will mean the collapse of modern civilization. Nothing for anyone else to cheer on.
April 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Well, America is so enormous its “fall” will mean the collapse of modern civilization. Nothing for anyone else to cheer on.
It’s the single stupidest thing. . . Until the next stupidest thing.
April 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s the single stupidest thing. . . Until the next stupidest thing.
The headline should read “appetite for destruction.” Maybe that Guns and Roses song should be the administration theme song.
April 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The headline should read “appetite for destruction.” Maybe that Guns and Roses song should be the administration theme song.
It won’t matter, the death threats they regularly receive from maga nut jobs will mean a lot more.
April 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It won’t matter, the death threats they regularly receive from maga nut jobs will mean a lot more.
Russia needs to be defeated so decisively that it will not be able to launch another attack for 20 years, that is until the current generation of Russian imperialists have died out and a new generation emerged that understands Russia’s true status as a middle sized power in an EU dominated Europe.
March 27, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Russia needs to be defeated so decisively that it will not be able to launch another attack for 20 years, that is until the current generation of Russian imperialists have died out and a new generation emerged that understands Russia’s true status as a middle sized power in an EU dominated Europe.
Actually, the septuagenarians and octogenarians who lead the party can’t walk and chew gum. They need to go.
March 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Actually, the septuagenarians and octogenarians who lead the party can’t walk and chew gum. They need to go.
We’ll give Bernie a pass!
March 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
We’ll give Bernie a pass!
If we can get over this disastrous dark age, every one of those DOGE operatives needs to be brought to justice. Their only authority comes from Elon who has no authority given to him by Congress to do any of the things he is doing. And the Pres can’t pretend to give him that power. This is illegal.
March 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If we can get over this disastrous dark age, every one of those DOGE operatives needs to be brought to justice. Their only authority comes from Elon who has no authority given to him by Congress to do any of the things he is doing. And the Pres can’t pretend to give him that power. This is illegal.
Thank you for your VERY informative responses, I’ve learned a lot from them.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Thank you for your VERY informative responses, I’ve learned a lot from them.
I am writing a book on this issue and Mearsheimer is hallucinating here (to use the AI term). Europe never ceded the Western Hemisphere to the US (different thread). But again, Putin wants outright empire and we need to be clear about that.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I am writing a book on this issue and Mearsheimer is hallucinating here (to use the AI term). Europe never ceded the Western Hemisphere to the US (different thread). But again, Putin wants outright empire and we need to be clear about that.
This normalization is what people like Mearsheimer do when they contend that war is due to the West’s failure to respect Russia’s legitimate sphere. They contrast this by arguing that the European powers respected American dominance in the Western Hemisphere following the Monroe Doctrine.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This normalization is what people like Mearsheimer do when they contend that war is due to the West’s failure to respect Russia’s legitimate sphere. They contrast this by arguing that the European powers respected American dominance in the Western Hemisphere following the Monroe Doctrine.
My objection to the use of Sphere of Influence is that it normalizes what Putin is doing. Putin has no interest in “influence”—he wants to impose a government in the Baltics that will do his bidding unquestionably, like Belarus today. That is not a sphere of influence.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My objection to the use of Sphere of Influence is that it normalizes what Putin is doing. Putin has no interest in “influence”—he wants to impose a government in the Baltics that will do his bidding unquestionably, like Belarus today. That is not a sphere of influence.
These are all very difficult questions. However, they are questions that NATO has had to answer since the alliance’s creation, even with unabashed American support.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
These are all very difficult questions. However, they are questions that NATO has had to answer since the alliance’s creation, even with unabashed American support.
NATO needs to communicate that any invasion of a member would lead to massive strikes on military targets in Russia itself. Perhaps Sweden, Finland, and Poland could station forces in the Baltics now.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
NATO needs to communicate that any invasion of a member would lead to massive strikes on military targets in Russia itself. Perhaps Sweden, Finland, and Poland could station forces in the Baltics now.
Putin never believed Ukraine would fight back, and thought it could deter Western aid with its nuclear threats combined with a quick victory. It’s on the Europeans to make sure that there is no doubt in a response to a Russian attack.
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Putin never believed Ukraine would fight back, and thought it could deter Western aid with its nuclear threats combined with a quick victory. It’s on the Europeans to make sure that there is no doubt in a response to a Russian attack.