The problem between Russia and the West is really a problem among Westerners themselves. If there is a new cold war, it is only because established elites have not come to terms with reality: the balance of military, political, economic,... ... country, as well as self-fulfillment through service to society and nation.
I dream of the possibility that even 2% of the accusations concerning Russian “interference” in the 2016 US election prove true. It would bolster my self-esteem as a Russian,...
In 2017 Russian foreign policy started a painful process of reassessing its previous assumptions ... ... pessimistic about the future of the world order in general, and the about the future of the West in particular. Indeed, the year had turned out to be an
annus horribilis
in many... ... various forms of cooperation similar to these during the 1970s or 1980s.
Back to the Cold War
Igor Ivanov:
Russia — Europe: the Need for a Common Vision
Since no revolution...
... couple of years ago that most mainstream experts and politicians in the East and in the West shared the common view that the world was moving towards a multi-polar system.... ... mechanisms that many consider to be hopelessly antiquated. A common sanctions policy against Russia has been adopted. New efforts have been undertaken to enhance the level of trans-Atlantic... ... “good” and global “evil”, reminiscent of the decades of the Cold War. Needless to say, the United States and China appear to be the centers of gravity...
