The world is now divided between the forces of democracy and authoritarianism in a manner similar to the ideological fissures of the Cold War, the House Intelligence Committee’s leading Democrat said. Speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Adam Schiff warned that the world is now ideologically split and that Russia’s Putin is leading an authoritarian surge. “[W]e are seeing a new bipolar world, I think, where you have democracy versus authoritarianism, and Russia now is really carrying the mantle for authoritarian regimes,” DefenseNews reports Schiff said on “Morning Joe.” That split exists within individual countries in Europe as well. …read more
Source: Business Insider