The Russian strategic objective is already accomplished: to wit, prove NATO, especially USG "guarantees," worthless by wrecking the land from which NATO/USG wanted to be in position to land hypersonics on Moscow. This objective of Russia may also be described as, prove that Russia is not going to disappear, something US Foreign Policy Establishment (USFPE) have wanted for decades.
USG gave up on hypersonics years ago, but not before Russia and China stole the tech. USG is now rushing back to make hypersonics, which China and Russia have developed well past first generation and have deployable. (These babies, BTW, make carriers and massed armor insane war-making equipment.)
If Russia can break NATO's aura of puissance, as they have, with the world watching, anyone can. Functionally, NATO includes WEF. Schwab, Gates, and Freeland are undone. Russia has broken WEF and all their goals. Note the Global South voting pattern on the UNGA resolution to condemn Russia's blow against Ukraine's NATO-entrance aspirations.
Human interest stories grab attention. But this action is great-power politics, not human interest. Heroism is admirable and desirable regardless the side of struggle on which it occurs. It is not, however, grounds for determining who is right and who is wrong in a clash of great powers. In every struggle heroism and suffering abound all around. They do not tell the tale of the struggle. What matters in a great-power struggle is who is right and who is wrong, and that is a matter of great-power politics. In this case, and in this sense, Russia is right, and so far at least, their 4CISR is showing as up to the task.
World War II Is Over . . . (finally). The fascist back -- in today's iterations, the fascist back manifests as WEF, EU, CIA, USFPE, MICIMATT -- is broken at last. We now have a truly multi-polar world. A new order of nations is being negotiated. It will be agreed rather than imposed, as it was by Five Eyes between 1944 and late last month.
Actually, until just now, watching a YouTube on Power Line, I had not heard of Aleksandr Dugin. Strategic Culture is unknown to me. I guess I've just been following my own nose, so to speak. Although from the little I just learned of Aleksandr Dugin's outlook, I would hazard that I probably accord with his grasp on many things. I can't say for certain because I am only just now learning of him and his work. I would not claim or acknowledge to be following anyone, for what that's worth. Not even God. But I can understand, knowing now what very little I do of Dugin's outlook, why you might consider that I follow him. You know more about him that I do, I am certain.
You means proved with the current US president whose agenda isn't an outward looking one. They thought Trump's America First agenda was looking inward only, but it wasn't.
Very Full Bore. Nicely written.
Geography matters—oceans and mountains between your enemies is nice .
The Russian strategic objective is already accomplished: to wit, prove NATO, especially USG "guarantees," worthless by wrecking the land from which NATO/USG wanted to be in position to land hypersonics on Moscow. This objective of Russia may also be described as, prove that Russia is not going to disappear, something US Foreign Policy Establishment (USFPE) have wanted for decades.
USG gave up on hypersonics years ago, but not before Russia and China stole the tech. USG is now rushing back to make hypersonics, which China and Russia have developed well past first generation and have deployable. (These babies, BTW, make carriers and massed armor insane war-making equipment.)
If Russia can break NATO's aura of puissance, as they have, with the world watching, anyone can. Functionally, NATO includes WEF. Schwab, Gates, and Freeland are undone. Russia has broken WEF and all their goals. Note the Global South voting pattern on the UNGA resolution to condemn Russia's blow against Ukraine's NATO-entrance aspirations.
Human interest stories grab attention. But this action is great-power politics, not human interest. Heroism is admirable and desirable regardless the side of struggle on which it occurs. It is not, however, grounds for determining who is right and who is wrong in a clash of great powers. In every struggle heroism and suffering abound all around. They do not tell the tale of the struggle. What matters in a great-power struggle is who is right and who is wrong, and that is a matter of great-power politics. In this case, and in this sense, Russia is right, and so far at least, their 4CISR is showing as up to the task.
World War II Is Over . . . (finally). The fascist back -- in today's iterations, the fascist back manifests as WEF, EU, CIA, USFPE, MICIMATT -- is broken at last. We now have a truly multi-polar world. A new order of nations is being negotiated. It will be agreed rather than imposed, as it was by Five Eyes between 1944 and late last month.
You're a follower of Aleksandr Dugin, right? Either that, or you read and believe the stuff that Strategic Culture churns out.
Actually, until just now, watching a YouTube on Power Line, I had not heard of Aleksandr Dugin. Strategic Culture is unknown to me. I guess I've just been following my own nose, so to speak. Although from the little I just learned of Aleksandr Dugin's outlook, I would hazard that I probably accord with his grasp on many things. I can't say for certain because I am only just now learning of him and his work. I would not claim or acknowledge to be following anyone, for what that's worth. Not even God. But I can understand, knowing now what very little I do of Dugin's outlook, why you might consider that I follow him. You know more about him that I do, I am certain.
You means proved with the current US president whose agenda isn't an outward looking one. They thought Trump's America First agenda was looking inward only, but it wasn't.
"They will go, or they will win, as a people – fullbore."
Yes. BZ.
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Impressive!