Today we’re joined once again by our favorite foreign policy galaxy brain Ben Carollo of the Young Turks Network (TYT). Ben puts all the details and threads of the current Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of history. From World War I, American-Russian relations during World War II, the creation and expansion of NATO, all the way to beginning of Russia’s invasion last week. Once you hear Ben’s analysis, you’ll understand that this isn’t as cut and dry as the American media has made it out to be (shocker, we know).For those who haven’t heard our last episode with Ben (you can listen here), Ben is a former Air Force Geospatial intelligence analyst, with a Masters in Biosecurity and Biodefense. Ben hosts a daily news show on Twitch, and is a host and contributor to The Young Turks Network. You can find more of Ben on her Twitter @BenjaminCarollo, Patreon, Ben’s Youtube, Rebel HQ Youtube, her Bleepblompben Twitch and Fridays at 4PM EST on the Young Turks Network Twitch. Show Notes:Beepblompben | TwtichThe Young Turks Network | TwitchTYT | Official WebsiteRebel HQ | YoutubeBenjamin Carollo | BallotopediaEXPAND NATO NOW by Henry Kissinger | The Washington Post ArchivesYouTube blocks Russian news channels RT and Sputnik in Europe | The VergeRussian-backed RT channel to lose Sky TV slot in UK within 24 hours | The Guardian78 Days of Fear: Remembering NATO’s Bombing of Yugoslavia | Balkan InsightList of Former Soviet Republics states with nuclear weapons | Wikipedia3 EX-SOVIET STATES TO GIVE UP A-ARMS | The Washington Post ArchivesThe G.O.P. Is Making ‘Critical Race Theory’ the New ‘Shariah Law’ by Charles M. Blow | THe New York Times OpinionDonetsk and Luhansk: What you should know about the ‘republics’ | Al Jazeera NewsNever Forget That World War I Was Also Racist | Foreign Policy MagazineTaiwan warns Chinese aircraft in its air defense zone | ReutersPrinciples of China's Foreign Policy | Asia for Educators, Columbia UniversityRussia, China agree 30-year gas deal via new pipeline, to settle in euros | ReutersPutin ‘ready’ for talks with Ukraine in Minsk: Kremlin | Al JazeeraUkrainian Mineral Mining Statistics | UkraineInvest