Ian Proud: Coalition of the Unwilling Threatens Russia

Ian Proud argues that the Europeans are stuck in a pattern of
doubling down on failed policies toward Russia, and he explores
the roots of this lack of political imagination. Proud was a
member of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. Ian
was a senior officer at the British Embassy in Moscow from July
2014 to February 2019, at a time when UK-Russia relations were
particularly tense. He performed a number of roles in Moscow,
including as Head of Chancery, Economic Counsellor - in charge of
advising UK Ministers on economic sanctions - Chair of the Crisis
Committee, Director of the Diplomatic Academy for Eastern Europe
and Central Asia and Vice Chair of the Board at the
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