Nicolai N. Petro is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, and formerly the US State Department's special assistant for policy on the Soviet Union. Prof. Petro discusses the wishful thinking and strategic vacuum in Europe as it cannot find a place in the multipolar world. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_Diesen Clip channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Prof.GlennDiesenClips Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesen Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdieseng Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f Books by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL