# George Beebe: NATO Expansionism, War & Narrative Traps

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Podcast: [Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/glenn-diesen-greater-eurasia-podcast-7435756)
Published: 2026-06-16T17:35:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glenn-diesens-greater-eur/episodes/George-Beebe-NATO-Expansionism--War--Narrative-Traps-e3ksdrk
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## Resource

George Beebe is the former CIA Director for Russia Analysis and currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute. Beebe discusses how Russia's fear of NATO expansionism went from being common sense in the 1990s to becoming "controversial" claim. This narrative is dangerous as Russia will at some point consider it neccessary to retaliate against European NATO countries. Read Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesen Support the research by Prof. Glenn Diesen: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012fBooks by Prof. Glenn Diesen: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09FPQ4MDL

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