What Russia is up to? More specifically, What Putin is up to? He wants a bigger role on the world stage, possibly the same it enjoyed during the Cold War. It is a natural aspiration of any leader. One who heads a former super power is entitled to far greater ambitions. It is the execution of the ideas that matter. What alternatives does Putin offer? The global populace will be hard pressed to accept the policies of torture, carpet bombing, invasions and annexations. Russia’s contemporary foreign policy appears to be a Version 2.0 of the czarist era. It is a …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
