Ukraine: The Pivot of Eurasia #substack #shorts

In this video, Jeffrey Sachs discusses Zbigniew Brzezinski’s influential 1997 book, 'The Grand Chessboard', and its lasting impact on American foreign policy. Sachs explains that Brzezinski identified Eurasia as the center of the world's geopolitical power, specifically designating Ukraine as the 'geographic pivot.' The core argument presented is that whoever controls Ukraine can exert influence over the entire region, leading to a strategy centered on the containment of Russia and the expansion of NATO and European influence into Ukraine to prevent Russia from regaining imperial status.