A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else

Ukrainian refugees at the border in Medyka, Poland. Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images via Shutterstock

The Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked strong reactions across the world, from empathetic solidarity with the Ukrainian people to crass anti-Russian bigotry. Looking to ride the wave of both sentiments is a domestic foreign policy establishment that is eager to restore the U.S.’s global standing and sense of historic purpose — and perhaps their own soiled…