Exploiting the implacable hostility between China and the Soviet Union, the Nixon Administration famously made a deal with Mao and opened relations with Beijing. This diplomatic coup shifted the geostrategic balance in favor of the West and underpinned the long period of stability enjoyed by the region since. Accordingly, some prominent foreign policy experts erroneously believe Trump will repeat this by cutting a deal with President Xi that surrenders the South China Sea.This is not likely. Back when Nixon was president, Europe was the epicentre of strategic importance for the U.S., with the Asia Pacific a relative distraction. Now the opposite is true. Therefore Trump won't 'go to China' β he'll go to Russia.
Imagine this hypothetical: Trump meets Putin and secretly agrees to dissolve NATO entirely. Instead, a new pan-European security architecture will be established focused on counter-terrorism β one that includes Russia as a member. In exchange, the territorial integrity of the Baltic States is categorically affirmed, Russia agrees not to further test European borders, and to instead 'pivot to Asia' itself with regard to its security posture. Such a coup would ensure Trump was counted among the greatest foreign policy presidents. It would also do Nixon and Kissinger proud.
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Russia agrees not to further test European borders, and to instead 'pivot to Asia' itself with regard to its security posture.
Read the whole thing you lazy kikes, here are the two most interesting paragraphs imo
]It doesn't need them. The Soviet Union didn't need them either just like it didn't need to invade Afghanistan. Russia WANTS to control these countries.
is this a meme? the article is like three paragraphs longyou linked page two dipshit
Quote from: gats on December 23, 2016, 06:24:14 AMThey united under a common cause, communism that isn't the case any more Russia managed to make a case in Crimea because of the large number ethnic Russians there but the same wouldn't apply for the other EE countries.It doesn't matter. Russia wants to control the world. Letting them be part of s special club isn't going to dissuade them.
They united under a common cause, communism that isn't the case any more Russia managed to make a case in Crimea because of the large number ethnic Russians there but the same wouldn't apply for the other EE countries.
Quote from: gats on December 23, 2016, 07:04:03 AMQuote from: challengerX on December 23, 2016, 06:54:57 AMQuote from: gats on December 23, 2016, 06:24:14 AMThey united under a common cause, communism that isn't the case any more Russia managed to make a case in Crimea because of the large number ethnic Russians there but the same wouldn't apply for the other EE countries.It doesn't matter. Russia wants to control the world. Letting them be part of s special club isn't going to dissuade them.How do you come to that conclusion?How do you not? Look at Russia's meddling in the ME and EE nations. What other conclusion should we draw?
Quote from: challengerX on December 23, 2016, 06:54:57 AMQuote from: gats on December 23, 2016, 06:24:14 AMThey united under a common cause, communism that isn't the case any more Russia managed to make a case in Crimea because of the large number ethnic Russians there but the same wouldn't apply for the other EE countries.It doesn't matter. Russia wants to control the world. Letting them be part of s special club isn't going to dissuade them.How do you come to that conclusion?