It is glib to argue that history repeats itself, but given the right circumstances, it can rhyme on occasion. Historically in Europe such “rhyming” has anticipated a new power distribution cycle, when power realignments combine with national aspirations to force course corrections that up to that point seemed all but impossible. Today we are on the cusp of such an inflection point: Russia’s power and national grievances are driving her revisionist agenda, and what’s left of the “post-Cold War” era optimism is fading fast. Geopolitics is back in Europe, putting a modern spin on the old spheres of influence formula, …read more
Source: The American Interest
