William Perry recently had an interview in which he confirmed everything Mersheimer said.
For him, the beginning of an aggressive approach to Russia is the Clinton administration and the conflict of two currents within it: one that was against American expansionism and the other that "Russia is a third-class power that cannot demand anyth…
William Perry recently had an interview in which he confirmed everything Mersheimer said.
For him, the beginning of an aggressive approach to Russia is the Clinton administration and the conflict of two currents within it: one that was against American expansionism and the other that "Russia is a third-class power that cannot demand anything, but have to accept the fait accompli."
The leader of that aggresive current, Perry's main opponent in the Clinton administration and the author of this schathing attitude towards Russia was - Richard Holbrooke, of course.
William Perry recently had an interview in which he confirmed everything Mersheimer said.
For him, the beginning of an aggressive approach to Russia is the Clinton administration and the conflict of two currents within it: one that was against American expansionism and the other that "Russia is a third-class power that cannot demand anything, but have to accept the fait accompli."
The leader of that aggresive current, Perry's main opponent in the Clinton administration and the author of this schathing attitude towards Russia was - Richard Holbrooke, of course.
Bill Clinton's roommate, Strobe Talbott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strobe_Talbott
Actually it's not recent; it's The Guardian's interview with Perry from 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/09/russian-hostility-to-west-partly-caused-by-west