Symposium: What Would US Intervention In Ukraine really Look Like?

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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.

By Stephen Wertheim

Published on Jan 24, 2022

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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.

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