Michael McFaul

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

“Appeasement contradicts the dictates of offensive realism and therefore it is a fanciful and dangerous strategy. It is unlikely to transform a dangerous foe into a kinder, nicer, opponent, much less a peace-loving state." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 26, 2022

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

PS, you of all people should know the dangers of appeasement. When has acquiescence to annexation ever delivered peace? But don't believe me. Read what the author of "The Tragedy of Great Power Politics" wrote. 1/ THREAD — PolitiTweet.org

I have often the feeling this gentleman is living in a parallel world. Does he know California where he teaches has… https://t.co/DTQEzc7A9d

Posted May 26, 2022

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Michael McFaul @McFaul

"Indeed, appeasement is likely to whet, not shrink, an aggressor’s appetite for conquest. In short, appeasement is likely to make a dangerous rival state more, not less, dangerous.” John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, 2014 p. 164. 3/ END THREAD. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 26, 2022