U.S. Intelligence Sounds the Alarm: Russia’s Strategic Shift Changes Everything | Mearsheimer

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What U.S. Intelligence Just Discovered About Russia Is Terrifying | John Mearsheimer

U.S. intelligence assessments are signaling a deeply unsettling transformation inside Russia’s strategic posture—one that has set off quiet concern across Washington’s national security establishment.

In this video, I break down the alarming conclusion now emerging from recent intelligence evaluations: Russia is no longer operating as a reactive power responding to Western pressure, but as a state deliberately engineering long-term strategic conditions in its favor. This shift is not about short-term military maneuvers—it reflects a broader recalibration aimed at reshaping the global balance of power while exploiting structural weaknesses in the Western alliance system.

Using the lens of offensive realism and the geopolitical logic associated with John Mearsheimer’s scholarship, we examine why Russia’s reduced rhetoric and calculated patience may represent a more dangerous phase than overt confrontation. The analysis explores how this strategic quiet challenges NATO’s unity, complicates U.S. deterrence planning, and risks being misinterpreted by policymakers as de-escalation rather than preparation.

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