NATO, Finland, Sweden, and Russia's Domino Theory Dilemma

Check out my books on Amazon (paid link): https://amzn.to/2SiQjlp Vladimir Putin claims that Russia invaded Ukraine to halt the eastward expansion of the NATO alliance. Three months into the war, Putin has misplayed his hand right into his alleged fear, as Finland and Sweden look set to join it. This video examines Putin's execution of "domino theory" doctrine---the idea that failing to stop one threat leads to more threats down the line. Often absent from domino theory discussions is the fact that fighting wars weakens your military capacity to win other conflicts later. Thus, fighting for reputation creates a dilemma, and perhaps one that Putin poorly navigated this time around. 0:00 Finland and Sweden Are Joining NATO 0:53 History of Domino Theory 2:38 Examples of Domino Theory 3:29 Putin Implementing Domino Theory 4:18 Reputation's Downside Risk 4:48 The Habsburg Empire's Failure 5:37 Visualizing the Dilemma 7:11 Great Britain's Conservative Approach 8:27 Putin's Miscalculation 9:57 The U.S.'s Post WWII Weariness 10:51 War Exhaustion 12:03 Putin's War Exhaustion Problem Images licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://bit.ly/3wfTPND FinnishGovernment: https://bit.ly/3Mx8bzM OSCE Special Monitoring Mission: https://bit.ly/3kTcN7n Images licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://bit.ly/3wuIiLJ Ningyou: https://bit.ly/3G4bzjy RIAN Archive: https://bit.ly/3acLC5p https://bit.ly/3yLmL2C Images licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://bit.ly/38aEllT President.gov.ua: https://bit.ly/3yMLnrO Mvs.gov.ua: https://bit.ly/3G4bCfe Kremlin.ru: https://bit.ly/3LursR6 https://bit.ly/3Lvm4gw https://bit.ly/3MwLD2k https://bit.ly/3Ppk5O6 https://bit.ly/3lmBsBz https://bit.ly/3lmBt8B