... Union, Georgia bucked the trend
Relations between Georgia and the West – which were already difficult – took a new turn last week when the leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party said that funding of the opposition by the United States and the European Union amounted to “crossing red lines.”
With an election on the horizon, Bidzina Ivanishvili, widely considered the de facto leader of the party, and its honorary chairman, accused Western states of interfering in the country’s internal ...
... I’d write something like this:
“The loud echo of gunshots in Pennsylvania resounded across the Atlantic…”
You can argue about the appropriateness of using a stylebook long consigned to history, but it’s the truth of the matter.
Across the European Union, they‘re in shock at what is happening in the United States. In the past two weeks alone, first the uproar over President Joe Biden’s embarrassment in the debate, and now the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, which has disrupted ...
... implies that national political structures are no longer expected to be capable of creatively addressing public concerns, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Timofei Bordachev
.
At present, the political systems of the leading countries of Western Europe are in a situation that in earlier times could have served as a source of serious revolutionary upheavals. However, after several decades of changes aimed primarily at maintaining the status quo, the populations and elites have little room for ...
... global affairs has brought about a fundamentally new perspective on the very possibility of long-term alliances. Due to geographical reasons, Asia is not accustomed to the tradition of sustained alliances, as its significant distances in comparison to Europe have historically rendered them impractical. In other words, even in Asia, the presence of an ally does not guarantee that they will be able to provide assistance in time due to the distance factor.
The consistent refusal of leading Asian powers to commit to stable and formal alliance obligations is the result of their historical experience, as well as a reflection of strategies developed in the latter half of the previous century. Furthermore, the vast demographic ...
... but the fear of their use has faded. More dangerously, a new generation of politicians has come to the fore, unburdened either by the memory of decades of confrontation or by a sense of responsibility.
The American belief in its own exceptionalism and European ‘strategic parasitism’, devoid of any sense of self-preservation, is a dangerous combination. It’s in such an environment that the idea of inflicting a strategic defeat on the nuclear power the is Russia – in a proxy conventional war ...
... attempts to delay, to the greatest extent possible, the process of direct conflict with the United States and its allies. This conflict is of a strategic nature, and is linked to simple competition for access to global resources and markets. Meanwhile, Europeans do not have significant stakes in this US-China confrontation, and their attitude towards involvement is largely negative, writes Valdai Club Programme Director
Timofei Bordachev
.
It would be a misconception for Beijing to believe that economic ...
.... Foreign policy activity fades into the background and is considered only in the context of the internal struggle for unity (Russia, China, India) or the retention of power by elites, who have become practically irreplaceable in recent decades (the USA and the largest European countries).
This objective process has two consequences that are of interest on a theoretical and practical level. First, there is growing confusion among those whose professional responsibility is to talk about international politics. One of ...
... way. A significant part of issues are related, again, to the long-standing imbalances rooted in the dominance of dollar and euro. An increase in the use of national currencies - such as renminbi, rubles, rupees, dirhams or others - in mutual trade will ... ... taking into account each other's positions. Isn't that the essence of genuine multipolarity?
Source:
Embassy of Russia in the USA
Europe is finished, and Russia’s geographical and cultural advantages means it doesn’t have to go down with the sinking ship
By
Professor Sergey Karaganov,
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norary chairman of Russia’s Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and academic supervisor ...
Whether many of us in Russia are ready to admit it or not, the position of Europe in international politics will inevitably become an important issue of theoretical and practical significance
Whether many of us in Russia are ready to admit it or not, the position of Europe in international politics will inevitably become an ...
