
Europe Needs a Plan for Russia After Putin
With 450,000 Russian dead and negotiation impossible, Europe’s only real leverage is patience backed by power.
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Gerard Delanty is professor emeritus of sociology and social and political thought at the University of Sussex. His most recent book is Senses of the Future: Conflicting Ideas of the Future in the World Today (De Gruyter, 2024).

With 450,000 Russian dead and negotiation impossible, Europe’s only real leverage is patience backed by power.