Munk Debates, April 11, 2015, The West vs. Russia (Posner, Kasparov) part1

The West vs. Russia Be it resolved the West should engage not isolate Russia… How should the West deal with Putin’s Russia? For the U.S. and some European powers the answer is obvious: isolate Russia with punishing economic sanctions, remove it from global institutions such as the G8, and arm the nations directly threatened by Putin. In short, return to the Cold War doctrine that froze Soviet aggression in Europe and helped bring about the collapse of communist Russia. Others argue that such a policy is a