The Return of Russian Hegemony
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/08/the_return_of_russian_hegemony.htmPosted on Friday, August 15th, 2008 | In Emerging Markets, Market Commentary, Russia
Contributed by: Robert Amsterdam (http://www.robertamsterdam.com/) -
If you believe that John Bolton has never said or written something you didn’t vigorously disagree with, then you probably haven’t done enough research. However the razor-tongued former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is now safely packed away in the private sector (working alongside Ken Starr at Kirkland & Ellis), where he can speak with a great amount of autonomy to air his indiscriminate grievances … which always makes for good reading. This guy does not speak the language of nuance, but when he says that this is indicative of how Russia intends to conduct foreign policy for the coming decade, we should listen up.
Here’s his bit on the Russian objective with the invasion of Georgia:
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