Russia’s weird mixture of feudalism and capitalism is worrying, along with its dizzying array of legal restrictions. Compared to its strange institutional arrangements, the words of Russia’s politicians are less important.
Russia’s weird mixture of feudalism and capitalism is worrying, along with its dizzying array of legal restrictions. Compared to its strange institutional arrangements, the words of Russia’s politicians are less important.
Any country should worry if its neighbor has a weapon that can destroy a city in a second — unless you trust the leaders of that neighbor (and I don’t trust any politician that much). Mexico and Canada should worry.
There is no danger of another Cold War between the U.S. and Russia. It’s not a bipolar world at the moment. The U.S. controls it alone. But things were once different, and it’s small wonder that President Putin longs for a time when 50% of the world cake belonged to the Soviet Union.
On the other hand, if we are listening carefully instead of worrying, we might see that President Putin has a point. The actions of the U.S. are aggressive, and NATO is becoming a new Big Brother. The most powerful nations should hold off from determining what is good for the people of other nations. Some political (and military) modesty would be the best remedy for our worries of late.
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