William Ruger on Russia and Ukraine A Year Later, The Need for Grand Strategy, and Washington’s “Farewell Address”

In This Episode:

• William Ruger joins the podcast to discuss the war between Russia and Ukraine, how it came to be, and how America should respond
• why conservatives should take a “grand strategy” approach to foreign policy, global affairs, and the national interest
• how George Washington’s “Farewell Address” strikes the right balance for American foreign policy, and where we have departed from it today

Texts Mentioned:

• “Farewell Address" by George Washington
• Jay’s Treaty
• “The Conquest of the United States by Spain” by William Graham Sumner
• Madeleine Albright Interview with Matt Lauer
• “How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline” by Seymour Hersh
• A Student’s Guide to International Relations by Angelo Codevilla
• Monroe Doctrine
• The Tragedy of US Foreign Policy by Walter McDougall
• The Tragedy of Great Power Politics by John Mearsheimer
• Responsible Statecraft magazine

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