Having done the "most cited" @FPRI Orbis pieces roundup, we wanted to also call out the "most downloaded" piece. So as not to repeat, we'll list here those pieces which did not make the "most cited" list. 1/
Concur with @KofmanMichael on this, and contributions of @JimGoldgeier, @BrunoTertrais & @shifrinson on this. The history matters. We are dealing with the fallout of narratives from the 1990s and early 2000s. 1/
@KofmanMichael@JimGoldgeier@BrunoTertrais@shifrinson@TheNatlInterest existing Western European NATO members could marshal political support to admit them to the alliance only if such a threat didn’t exist." AND " ... it was very difficult to find a level of allied commitment that would not be seen as too threatening to Russia while reassuring 3/