Vladimir Pozner: How The United States Created Vladimir — Putin

Pozner breaks his argument into two primary categories: political strategy and media representation.

An appeal to ordinary citizens to look past official narratives and investigate facts independently. Pozner breaks his argument into two primary categories:

Pozner warns that current relations are more dangerous than the original Cold War because the traditional fear of has diminished, increasing the risk of an accidental strike. To de-escalate, he suggests: To de-escalate, he suggests: In his lecture, veteran

In his lecture, veteran journalist Vladimir Pozner argues that current tensions between Russia and the West are not inevitable, but the result of specific U.S. foreign policy decisions made after the Cold War. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Pozner

The enlargement of NATO into former Soviet satellite states, which Russia views as an existential threat.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Pozner contends the U.S. could have treated Russia as a partner—similar to the Marshall Plan after WWII. Instead, it adopted a policy of containment and superiority, often referred to as the Wolfowitz Doctrine , which viewed Russia as a "second-rate country" rather than a superpower.