Munk Debate: Russia-Ukraine War | Stephen Walt, John Mearsheimer v Michael McFaul, Radosław Sikorski

By any measure, the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents a profound security risk for the world. It raises fundamental issues about the basic principles that underwrite the current international order and it threatens the specter of an entrenched, high-risk Great Power conflict. How is this fast-evolving crisis best addressed? Does it demand a resolute and relentless push by the West to punish, isolate and degrade Putin’s Russia economically, politically and militarily? Or is a solution to be found in acknowledging Russia’s security needs and finding ways to mutually de-escalate the war, sooner not later? Which of these different strategies stand the best chance of success? And how ultimately is this conflict best resolved? NOTE This video is from an unlisted live-stream (listed below) on the official Munk Debates channel, I have re-uploaded the debate for purely educational purposes and I may delete this video in the future if an official recording of the debate is released. The first 30 minutes of the video have been cut due to technical issues in the original live-stream. Munk Debates links Original live-stream:    • Video   Channel:    / @themunkdebates   Website: https://munkdebates.com/