Stephen Kotkin: The Five Futures of Russia
And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
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And how America can prepare for whatever comes next.
Russia’s invasion continues to spiral into unneeded perpetual war. The multiple casus belli to justify the invasion of Ukraine has fallen flat—all for one man’s ego and imperial ambitions to see himself as a reincarnated ‘Peter the Great.’ Russia’s invasion continues to spiral into unneeded perpetual war. The multiple casus belli to justify the invasion of Ukraine has fallen flat—all for one man’s ego and imperial ambitions to see himself as a reincarnated ‘Peter the Great.’
Moscow's invasion of Ukraine satisfied their dreams — America is being vexed and a new 'Russian world' is on the rise
There is something irresistibly attractive in Russia’s defense of traditional and religious values (what might be called Russian neo-conservatism if that label had not been usurped by American Jewish warmongers). But where does it really come from? We tend to assume that it is a reaction to Western post-modern decadence.
Large, powerful nations have not found the way to fight small wars without taking a heavy toll on innocent civilians