Katrina vanden Heuvel is the publisher and editorial director of The Nation, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and an advocate for diplomacy, disarmament, and international cooperation. She returns to Current Affairs to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the erosion of U.S. diplomacy, and the bipartisan consensus around militarism.
She outlines the details of the Quincy Institute’s U.S. peace plan, explains why diplomacy is often smeared as appeasement, and explores what a negotiated end to the war might actually look like. We also explore whether Trump, despite his transactional and erratic instincts, might paradoxically be the only figure capable of restarting peace talks. Nathan concludes with an analysis of the "security dilemma" and how the logic of militarism is driving a global arms race under the guise of self-defense.
🕊️ Read Katrina in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/katrina-vanden-heuvel/
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🕊️ The Quincy Institute's Peace Plan: https://quincyinst.org/research/a-u-s-peace-plan-for-ukraine/#executive-summary
0:00-5:15 Is Trump Interested In Peace?
5:15-17:05 The U.S. Peace Plan for Ukraine
17:21-26:53 Diplomacy vs. Appeasement
26:53-31:21 How Does The War End?
31:21-38:58 The Security Dilemma
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