kevinrothrock , 
In a new Substack post on the Ukraine War, Emma Ashford warns that "the substitution of escalation for critical thinking continues apace in Western capitals," with pressure "now focused less on specific systems and more on riskier forms of escalation." https://open.substack.com/pub/emmamashford/p/escalation-is-not-a-substitute-for?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=yxtq