Trump does not have a concept at all, and certainly not an interesting one. He is in putin’s debt and his radius is limited by the leash he is on.
“Great powers” historically has most often referred to powers with sufficient military strength to bully their neighbors. “Great” in this case is not a moral quality; in fact, bullies are by definition of a moral low order.
There is nothing wrong with countries cooperating, but surrendering their soverignty is quite another matter, as in Belarus to Russia. Typically, in such an arrangement, people wind up in torture chambers and jails — on both sides. The logic is simple, power arrangements depend on suppression of other people.
I was not referring to military dominance, I was referring predominately to geopolitical and financial alliance.
Surrendering sovereignty can be illustrated throughout Europe's Surrender to the unelected edifices of the eu. Your front yard, with a front stage view of the collapse and calamity.
Out of curiosity, do you see German bund values collapsing more significantly than the uk gilts?
The EU is a house under construction. It is not perfect and has many flaws. The underlying ideas are human rights and the rule of law. The EU is not Switzerland and never will be, but its people enjoy the freedoms that are the envy of people living under tyranny elsewhere (as in Russia).
Just out of curiosity, how do you assess progress in human rights in Russia? Femicide, especially tied to alcoholism, is also a huge problem. People arrested for simply saying the wrong words. And how do you want to ensure the sovereignty of Ukraine in a post war scenario? Should Russian and French troops patrol the streets of Sevatsopol and Mariupol together to ensure human dignity and preventing rape?
Well, what do you think about my idea of Russian and French soldiers patrolling the streets of Mariupol and Sevatopol to make sure nobody rapes Ukrainian women? Russians have an unfortunate history of raping women in war; my mother in law was a near-victim but hid under her grandmother's skirt when the Russians broke into her home. Of course, the Russians were encouraged by Ilja Ehrenburg.
The Soviet rapes at the close of ww2, needs to be taken in context, in order to understand and consider . The Soviet marched into Germany on the heels of nazi atrocities and 27 million dead.
That context does not legitimate rape or make it less repungant.
Invading armies and the humane psyche, for whatever reason, are prone to that behavior and its beyond my comprehension. Maybe Mr. Dugin could address that.
Anecdotally and recently, look at the British peacekeeping forces that systematically raped Somali villagers.
As far as a peace keeping force in mauriupol, the French and British seem to be trying to escalate the Ukraine war. Trump would like detante with Russia, and Russia has always been denied a seat at the table by the British. And the Ukraine war is only one piece of the negotiations which are intricate, broad and beyound my understanding.
All of this occurring in the backdrop of a global financial collapse. From Australia to Japan to China to Europe to the US. The only country who is not buried in debt is Russia with a debt to gdp of 20%, a country that encompasses 11 time zones, 100 trillion in in ground commodities, a relatively small population of 140 million, and devoutly christian.
Mr. During, I'm very glad you are publishing on Substack. If you had begun 6 years ago who knows what evils might have been averted. Your voice is very much appreciated.
“Other great powers”??? I’m a citizen of a small country. Free and independent. I don’t care for great powers. They suffocate us.
I think Mr. Alexander is sketching an outline of the future when he references "great powers".
Heres an afterthought....
What we can be seeing is a consolidation of countries as exemplified in trumps comments regarding greenland and Canada becoming a 51st state.
Likewise, we may see a consolidation between Chile Argentina Uruguay and Paraguay.
In south east Asia, Cambodia, Laos, thialand and Vietnam .
Similar to economies of scale.
Although in the end, this narative may build into a globalization, but not necessarily an elititst globalization of corporate totalitarianism.
But it's poignant that time is shifting the sands beneath our feet in a new direction. An interesting concept by Mr. Trump.
Trump does not have a concept at all, and certainly not an interesting one. He is in putin’s debt and his radius is limited by the leash he is on.
“Great powers” historically has most often referred to powers with sufficient military strength to bully their neighbors. “Great” in this case is not a moral quality; in fact, bullies are by definition of a moral low order.
There is nothing wrong with countries cooperating, but surrendering their soverignty is quite another matter, as in Belarus to Russia. Typically, in such an arrangement, people wind up in torture chambers and jails — on both sides. The logic is simple, power arrangements depend on suppression of other people.
I was not referring to military dominance, I was referring predominately to geopolitical and financial alliance.
Surrendering sovereignty can be illustrated throughout Europe's Surrender to the unelected edifices of the eu. Your front yard, with a front stage view of the collapse and calamity.
Out of curiosity, do you see German bund values collapsing more significantly than the uk gilts?
The EU is a house under construction. It is not perfect and has many flaws. The underlying ideas are human rights and the rule of law. The EU is not Switzerland and never will be, but its people enjoy the freedoms that are the envy of people living under tyranny elsewhere (as in Russia).
Just out of curiosity, how do you assess progress in human rights in Russia? Femicide, especially tied to alcoholism, is also a huge problem. People arrested for simply saying the wrong words. And how do you want to ensure the sovereignty of Ukraine in a post war scenario? Should Russian and French troops patrol the streets of Sevatsopol and Mariupol together to ensure human dignity and preventing rape?
Consolidation of countries is code word for hegemony and its concurrent loss of sovereignty. Let's use crystal clear language here. Thank you.
Consolidation of countries is a regionalization of globalization by another name.
And thanks for throwing the "rape" scare mongering. Last time I heard about that there was quite a bit in Sweeden and England.
Grab a mirror and look at it. You might discover you live in a glass house.
Well, what do you think about my idea of Russian and French soldiers patrolling the streets of Mariupol and Sevatopol to make sure nobody rapes Ukrainian women? Russians have an unfortunate history of raping women in war; my mother in law was a near-victim but hid under her grandmother's skirt when the Russians broke into her home. Of course, the Russians were encouraged by Ilja Ehrenburg.
Well, a good honest point.
The Soviet rapes at the close of ww2, needs to be taken in context, in order to understand and consider . The Soviet marched into Germany on the heels of nazi atrocities and 27 million dead.
That context does not legitimate rape or make it less repungant.
Invading armies and the humane psyche, for whatever reason, are prone to that behavior and its beyond my comprehension. Maybe Mr. Dugin could address that.
Anecdotally and recently, look at the British peacekeeping forces that systematically raped Somali villagers.
As far as a peace keeping force in mauriupol, the French and British seem to be trying to escalate the Ukraine war. Trump would like detante with Russia, and Russia has always been denied a seat at the table by the British. And the Ukraine war is only one piece of the negotiations which are intricate, broad and beyound my understanding.
All of this occurring in the backdrop of a global financial collapse. From Australia to Japan to China to Europe to the US. The only country who is not buried in debt is Russia with a debt to gdp of 20%, a country that encompasses 11 time zones, 100 trillion in in ground commodities, a relatively small population of 140 million, and devoutly christian.
Good grief! Devoutly Christian? Kyrill blessing tanks?
Here here! Death to Duke Leopold! Feed Landvogt Gessler a Swiss apple on a pointed stick!!!
You got it
Dugin hasn't a Clue about America.
Tump is a typical Whig, circa 1854, cum Republican..
1854?
You must be one of those 175 yr olds collecting social security payments discovered by doge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T0trfqYF9A
I didn't watch the vid, but read the headliner.
I'm very aware we are witnessing a grand collapse of the world financially.
And further to your point, there is 8 trillion in US debt that has to be refinanced just this year.
It's a calamity stretching across the globe as the credit markets collapse.
watch the vid
Trump is fake-theatre
I now listened to it.
What they were broadcasting is old news. Not a dent in the budget, but already affecting the unemployment numbers and downstream buisness.
The numbers are insurmountable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FGYUDRum4k&pp=ygUNbGVuYSBwZXRyb3ZzYQ%3D%3D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5-FQi5H-CE&pp=ygUMbGVuYSBwZXRyb3Zh
Mr. During, I'm very glad you are publishing on Substack. If you had begun 6 years ago who knows what evils might have been averted. Your voice is very much appreciated.