'If the dog doesn’t work, you can train it. But if it’s a rabid dog, there is only one solution: shoot it. Europe is that dog.’ – former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter.

On the latest Sanchez Effect, Scott Ritter compares the Western political establishment to a misbehaved canine and explains why Russia will not call a timeout now. When you are winning the game by five touchdowns in the fourth quarter, you do not pause to negotiate with an opponent that has repeatedly broken its word.

Together with Rick, they break down the seismic shifts happening in the world’s most critical flashpoints. From the heavily contested waters of the Red Sea to the drone-choked skies of Ukraine, this episode exposes why multi-billion-dollar Western arsenals are suddenly failing against highly motivated and adaptive forces, leaving the West to reckon with its own technological and political vulnerabilities.