IS NEW DETENTE A POSSIBILITY?
LOTS OF SPECULATION, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Tomorrow is the much anticipated meeting in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Their first in this term of Trump, after a lot of hostility and decline of relations since their last meeting. If we remember the vitriol that broke out in the first meeting, not by Trump and Putin, but the naysayers and the others who desire a permanent cold war and a constant demonization of everything Russian.
One of Trump's campaign promises in his first run for president was to seek a better relationship with Russia. The long knives came out immediately and culminated with the Russian collusion hoax. I would not doubt that any agreement made tomorrow will rekindle the same Russian agent or Putin apologist claims. Some believe that the world is better off with a constant risk of nuclear catastrophe. Or should it be that the merchants of death and destruction are better off, by keeping the populations in constant fear that we are surrounded with enemies hoping to destroy us.
The reality is that much of the world has learned by America's former example that cooperation and trade can make them all more prosperous. Many realize that war is a big loser for all those involved, mostly the poor citizens who have to die and lose everything. While the world is on the verge of new economic and political reality it can be a era of opportunity or, if all resources are expended on trying to reverse the moving and evolving geopolitical realities, it can lead to everyone's destruction.
Much of the U.S. staggering $37 trillion debt is a result of that effort to hold on the present dying system. Are we better off today than we were in 1990 when the first gulf war began. A war that began by baiting Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie . I propose that it has all been downhill for the U.S. foreign policy ever since. Being the only remaining superpower can be a dangerous reality.
So, we will see, tomorrow could be the start of a change of direction for the United States and Russia. We can expect that many diverse powers will seek to derail this effort in many different ways. It will be a positive result for everyone if a new Detente can be started.
All good points!
ReplyDeleteMy hope is a more cooperative relationship with Russia will become a reality. Further, that the senseless killing can be stopped. I do not live in fear of Russia. I'm more in fear of a corrupt government continuing right here. If only more Americans would understand our OWN flaws!
We really should discontinue our nation's financial support of prolonging the Ukrainian conflict. Let the feckless European Union take full responsibility to appease the war pigs in those failing nations if they truly believe that's the right course.
Russia need not be seen as our enemy.