No, your Œcumenical Volgi’s true identity is not John Bolton, but you couldn’t tell that from this op-ed, could you?

Ultimately, what most risks “provoking” Moscow is not Western resolve but Western weakness. This is where the real weight of history lies. Accordingly, attitude adjustment in Moscow first requires attitude adjustment in NATO capitals, and quickly, before Moscow’s swaggering leaders draw the wrong lessons from their recent successes.

Gormogons readers will not find many new points in here, but it’s an extremely well-put-together essay. Must-reading of the morning.

Confucius, Œc. Vol.

Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu.