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Speakers at the last week shared a glimpse into a worldview that prioritizes the U.S. asserting dominance, rather than relying on diplomacy, on the world stage.

The summit was held by the Richard Nixon Foundation, and it included a session on the United States鈥� response to the war between Russia and Ukraine, 鈥淐old War 2.0? Russia, Ukraine and the Western World.鈥�

Among the speakers at the session, policy advisor and former board member for the Wall Street Journal Mary Kissel shared what she said may sound like a 鈥渉arsh鈥� perspective on U.S.-Russian relations.

鈥淲e have lost our ability to be ruthless about these things,鈥� Kissel said. 鈥淏ut these are ruthless men.鈥�

Regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kissel said, 鈥淲e should be flooded right now, with information, and photographs and videos about all of [Putin鈥檚] properties around the world. And the lavish lifestyle. We should be saying and posting: 鈥楾his is where the kids are. This is where the ministers are. Here’s where the votes are. And, if you use a tactical nuclear weapon, not only will we nuke you, but we will also go after all of these other things that you value.鈥欌��

Garry Kasparov, a Russian chess grandmaster and political commentator, said that the approach to the current state of affairs is all about 鈥渟trategy.鈥�

鈥淚f you have strategy, you can choose your tactical tools,鈥� Kasparov said. 鈥淏ut if you have no strategy, you are to react, not correct. And I think the biggest problem now is at the end of the Cold War, America lost its strategic vision.鈥�

Kasparov said that the United States was 鈥渢he leader and defender of the free world,鈥� and that 鈥渆very moment America shows weakness, [the U.S.鈥檚 rivals] capitalize on it.鈥�

Scottish American historian Niall Ferguson took issue with the current administration鈥檚 handling of foreign policy over the past few years, calling it 鈥渢he Carter administration with dementia.鈥�

Ferguson said that the Biden administration 鈥渃ompletely bungled its Middle Eastern policy, failed to deter Putin last year, [and] made a complete mess of the abandonment of Afghanistan鈥� and that the United States should 鈥渁void a showdown at this point of weakness鈥� in the current Biden administration.