Mr. Pozner cites the “Wolfowitz Doctrine” which was an unofficial but nonetheless de facto statement of US policy toward Russia that became ascendant in the second Clinton Administration and the US Foreign Policy Establishment and has remained so ever since. Much more ominous and foreboding are the writings of Zbigniew Brzezinski (Senior US Diplomat and National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter). His Foreign Affairs article “A Geostrategy for Eurasia” (September/ October 1997, pp 50-64) and his book “The Grand Chessboard” are an operational articulation of the Wolfowitz Doctrine. In particular, Mr. Brzezinski clearly and articulately describes the dismemberment of Russia into three separate states: a “European Russia,” a “Siberian Russia,” and a “Far Eastern Russia” (See the map on page 60 of the Foreign Affairs article). He justifies this with circumlocutions and benign sounding euphemisms that obfuscate his malignant intent: the permanent gelding and enfeeblement of the Russian state for the purpose of perpetuating American “primacy” in Eurasia. NATO expansion for the purpose of creating “instability” on Russia’s borders was an integral part of that strategy. Mr. Brzezinski had many influential disciples, including Madeline Albright, Clinton’s second Secretary of State, who instigated and supervised the first NATO expansion into Poland Czechia, and Hungary. NATO subsequently almost doubled in size from 16 to 30 countries. The disciples of Mr.Brzezinski’s ideology encompass BOTH political parties and thoroughly infest the US Federal bureaucracy. The importance of all this is that this malignant Russophobic antipathy is firmly entrenched in the US Federal Bureaucracy, Military, Academia, Corporations, Think Tanks and Media. These groups are unelected and thus unaccountable to the American people. For that reason, this malignancy cannot be extirpated via the electoral process. A good example of this is President Donald Trump’s efforts to improve relations with Russia and North Korea which were thwarted by the “Deep State.” Because the zealots who are fomenting this dangerous hostility towards Russia are unelected and unaccountable, there is no extant mechanism to remove them from power. If those people cannot be removed from power and replaced by people disposed to seek a diplomatic solution, then there is no way to resolve this conflict by means other than war. And that would almost certainly eventually escalate to nuclear war.

Excellent speech by Pozner. But the sound of his voice should be louder.

An intriguing lecture by Vladimir Pozner, as usual. However we should be careful not to interchange the words "Russia' and "The Soviet Union" It is The Soviet Union, not Russia that coopted the countries of the Eastern bloc

Excellent Discussion. He has brought up many many interesting points. I think both countries and the world for that matter needs to think more about Peace and stop all this killing. Our World Needs Peace ☮️!!!

How do I find out where and when will Mr. Pozner be speaking publicly in California ? I cannot find any contact information. Or does he even offer public speaking?

Is nuclear winter our solution to global warming?

Churchill didn't mentioned Baltic states and i don't think that it was done without a reason....

The MSM in All countries really needs to stop all the lies and start trying to tell people the Truth!!!🇺🇸

Unfortunately he in his wisdom is speaking to those without the power to change the situation. Those with the power are listening to the political hawks, the arms manufacturers, and the military, each in their own way, acting out of self-interest and self-justification.

yes there were protests against Nukes in the 80's mostly in Europe, as they would be in the firing line

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"If I were speaking to Russians".....yeah, you can't. There is no dissent or journalism.

Very concerned how disrespected your wife is to you and the subject you discussed

Mr. Pozner has some points. There 25 Million Russians abroad, but there are even more from other Soviet states lost in Russia. The Americans may have "supported" the Orange Revolution but Russia did either. And before all and long before, Russia made Ukrainians and all the other close neighbors angry and drove them into the hands of Russia's "enemies". Finally, Mr. Pozner, I do not call for democrazy in Russia. But give me some hope a call for peace and freedom in the West or Russia will be noticed by Mr Putin and lead to some action.

I am sorry admit but that women making noise and walking atyour speerch is whether low educated or disrespectful to your job

He must have had a feeling that this war was going to happen. From the very beginning, I knew NATO moving into Ukraine 🇺🇦 right at Russia’s front door was the reason that all of this happened.💔

I remember Mr Pozner being mouthpiece of Soviet propaganda aimed at the West....frankly let the fossils left undisturbed where they lay.

Wise man, but totally lost in the subsequence of historic events between 1995 and 2022

Why does America and EU hate Russia?

Same all grievances. Not owning up to any misdeeds. Russia is justified acting recklessly because the fragile ego of Russian imperialism has been wounded. Russia has to compare itself to Haiti in order to feel better about their own shortcomings? Haiti is a proud nation too.

poor putin's marionette

Russia might be a regional power militarily but not internally. It was always a third world country with hubris of a superpower that never was. Mr.Pozner has not uttered a word about the Ucranian genocide. Putin is dangerous.

One thing is certain - Mr Pozner is russian troll.

I remember Pozner when he was the announcer on the North American service of Radio Moscow via shortwave radio during the Cold War 40 years ago. He was a liar then and he hasn’t changed one bit. I used to listen to him every night which was the best time to get shortwave radio reception. He tried to sell Communism then and it failed miserably NOW he’s back at it trying to sell Putinism and that too has failed miserably. Vladimir Pozner’s life has been one of abject and pathetic failure. By now he should know it

Putin’s advocate pozner deserves nothing but contempt. He is clever though.