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In The Media
Symposium: What Would US Intervention In Ukraine really Look Like?
If, however, the U.S were to sleepwalk into war with Russia, it would then have to divert enormous resources to Europe. Deterrence in Asia would weaken. Moreover, Chinese leaders would see the United States breaching its own longstanding limits by defending Ukraine.
Published on Jan 24, 2022
About the Author
Stephen Wertheim
Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program
Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- Unpacking Trump’s National Security Strategy
- What Americans Think About American Power TodayPaper
Christopher S. Chivvis, Stephen Wertheim, Liana Schmitter-Emerson
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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