After the beautiful example of “KGB style” Syria operation (the one that put off the US striking Syria, sending a message to the ex USSR “colonies” to better be compliant with Russia – not US or the weakling democratic Europe), now Putin is turning its attention to Asia.
Asia it has a clear importance as it needs energy and it is growing. Already Putin is trying to sell energy to China…but it is also playing strategic opening up agreement with China’s natural enemies…old cold war allies (Vietnam), friendly or neutral countries (India and South Korea) and even old enemies (Japan)
The new US isolationism “first between equals” is creating a new world that, in the future, will be much more scary with a lot of medium powers competing for ever scarcer resources.
A message for the millions of anti-US pacifists: be careful what you wish for…you just might get it.
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