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When Propaganda Trumps Reason

August 6, 2026

Dear CCI Friends,

We are awash in analysis, opinion and, especially, steaming mounds of propaganda on the tragedy in Ukraine and the shrillness of the content grows daily.  From commentators with the view that the Russians are winning hands down and will settle for nothing less than ‘unconditional surrender’ to mass media reports on the Ukrainians having ‘turned the tide’ and launched themselves on the road to total victory, one may pick a preferred outcome and find comforting support for it.

John Meirsheimer and Glenn Diesen recently  engaged in a sober discussion of the absence of reasoned thought on the conflict among NATO members,  European leaders and the West in general.  We highly recommend their analysis and look forward to your thoughts on the matter.

Will Discussions Such As This Be Banned?

https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/john-mearsheimer-ukraine-is-landlocked

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