Mutual Assured Deterrence

... Soviet Union could never claim – triumphalism is a mistake. There is no “end of history.” And not even the most resolute actor can build a stable, peaceful, and sustainable global order alone. That is why it is good news that Russia and China have been working lately to build an increasingly robust partnership. And it is also why the deep distrust between Russia and the US – which, despite its lost hegemony, remains an essential geopolitical actor – will have to be addressed....