NSmolenskiFan on Nostr: Having a realistic assessment of the motivations of the leadership of another country ...
Having a realistic assessment of the motivations of the leadership of another country is not “being afraid.” It is rational statecraft.
Without rational statesmen, the game theoretic conditions of peace through deterrence no longer function.
At the very least, our Cold War-era statesmen understood this. But the system they built, which protected the world from nuclear war, has been inherited by blustering fools who believe they can “win” by ignoring reality.
These are the types of leaders who lose not only wars, but civilizations.
Without rational statesmen, the game theoretic conditions of peace through deterrence no longer function.
At the very least, our Cold War-era statesmen understood this. But the system they built, which protected the world from nuclear war, has been inherited by blustering fools who believe they can “win” by ignoring reality.
These are the types of leaders who lose not only wars, but civilizations.