This year marked the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The celebrations were expected to cover well-trodden territory: The triumph of democracy over communism; the emergence of Europe as a single market with open borders; and Russia’s loss of great power status.
Yet, none of the above narratives came true; instead, 2016 might well be remembered as the year that the post-Cold War consensus fell apart. And no one is more responsible for this development than Vladimir Putin. Putin’s accomplishment is even more extraordinary in that he achieved major foreign policy successes at a time of a severe …read more
Source: The Bangladesh Today
