Peter1469
02-03-2017, 04:18 PM
Probably mentioned in a political science class somewhere. (We need a latest happenings on the serious side).
Russian thaw key to countering China’s rise (http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/russian-thaw-key-to-countering-chinas-rise/)
US relations with the great powers means much more than US relations with minor powers. China is the up and coming threat. Russia and China are historic foes. They have been getting closer lately, and that is not good for the US. This article discusses these issues.
President Donald Trump discussed “mutual cooperation in defeating ISIS” with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call Saturday, according to an official readout from the White House. That the pair discussed working together to defeat the scourge of terrorism garnered little news coverage — but indicates a potentially significant realignment of U.S. foreign policy.
In the short term, joining forces with Russia against ISIS would not only bring in another ally against this existential threat, but it would represent the radical change in Middle East policy that Americans on both the Left and the Right have been calling for since 2008.
No longer would the United States seek to effect “regime change” and nation-building; instead, the focus would be placed on eliminating radical Islamic terrorism. And the long-term implications could prove far more important. Acting with Russia in Syria could help to curtail a creeping Russian alliance with the Chinese — an alliance born largely of our own actions and which, if fully formed, has the potential to replace U.S. global hegemony.
Despite their growing relationship, Russia and China do not have a historical record of cooperation, and this history may offer Trump an opportunity. If anything their relationship has traditionally been adversarial — for centuries, Russia has been wary of Chinese power and expansion. As recently as 1969, this escalated into open warfare. According to Bob Savic of the Global Policy Institute, this unease remains. "Possibly the most serious undermining of the China-Russia relationship could come from its very success ... there is likely to be mounting concern in Russia of a 'Chinese takeover' of the sparsely populated Russian Far East and other regions of Siberia."
Russia has a long border with China. And little population between China and the vast resource rich territory north of that border. Something to think about.
Read more at the link.
Russian thaw key to countering China’s rise (http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/russian-thaw-key-to-countering-chinas-rise/)
US relations with the great powers means much more than US relations with minor powers. China is the up and coming threat. Russia and China are historic foes. They have been getting closer lately, and that is not good for the US. This article discusses these issues.
President Donald Trump discussed “mutual cooperation in defeating ISIS” with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a phone call Saturday, according to an official readout from the White House. That the pair discussed working together to defeat the scourge of terrorism garnered little news coverage — but indicates a potentially significant realignment of U.S. foreign policy.
In the short term, joining forces with Russia against ISIS would not only bring in another ally against this existential threat, but it would represent the radical change in Middle East policy that Americans on both the Left and the Right have been calling for since 2008.
No longer would the United States seek to effect “regime change” and nation-building; instead, the focus would be placed on eliminating radical Islamic terrorism. And the long-term implications could prove far more important. Acting with Russia in Syria could help to curtail a creeping Russian alliance with the Chinese — an alliance born largely of our own actions and which, if fully formed, has the potential to replace U.S. global hegemony.
Despite their growing relationship, Russia and China do not have a historical record of cooperation, and this history may offer Trump an opportunity. If anything their relationship has traditionally been adversarial — for centuries, Russia has been wary of Chinese power and expansion. As recently as 1969, this escalated into open warfare. According to Bob Savic of the Global Policy Institute, this unease remains. "Possibly the most serious undermining of the China-Russia relationship could come from its very success ... there is likely to be mounting concern in Russia of a 'Chinese takeover' of the sparsely populated Russian Far East and other regions of Siberia."
Russia has a long border with China. And little population between China and the vast resource rich territory north of that border. Something to think about.
Read more at the link.