Citing the rules-based order is meant to blur the distinction btw binding and non-binding rules. This enables the US and Western allies to present themselves as the upholders of universal principles while tweaking the rules to suit their own needshttps://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2024/06/why-the-west-should-stop-talking-about-the-rules-based-order
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THE THIN RED LINE: FROM UNTHINKABLE TO UNAVOIDABLE Article by Ambassador of Russia to South Africa Ilya Rogachev (23 May 2024) READ IN FULL Key points: Ukraine keeps losing the ground, yet given how much Washington and Brussels had politically, financially and militarily over-committed themselves to the conflict, they are more than reluctant to let Kiev lose. Insomuch as to consider putting their own troops on ground in Ukraine. What is happening in Western politics and mass media resembles attempts to ‘shift the Overton window’ with regard to the…
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“At the same time, the gap between rhetoric and reality in the West is dangerous because it risks establishing unrealistic expectations, which can generate a backlash when they are not met, or further opening the gap between policy and public.” https://www.intellinews.com/stolypin-west-needs-to-talk-seriously-about-ukraine-329832/
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THE THIN RED LINE: FROM UNTHINKABLE TO UNAVOIDABLE Article by Ambassador of Russia to South Africa Ilya Rogachev (23 May 2024) READ IN FULL Key points: Ukraine keeps losing the ground, yet given how much Washington and Brussels had politically, financially and militarily over-committed themselves to the conflict, they are more than reluctant to let Kiev lose. Insomuch as to consider putting their own troops on ground in Ukraine. What is happening in Western politics and mass media resembles attempts to ‘shift the Overton window’ with regard to the…
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Realists about what really matters in international system : “… what really matters are the other great powers in the system, and what you want to concern yourself with is the balance of power between the great powers or among the great powers.” Excerpt from remarks by Professor John Mearsheimer, American political scientist and international relations scholar, in an interview with Katie Harper, June 12, 2024. JOHN MEARSHEIMER: “I think there’s no question that during the unipolar moment—which runs from roughly 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed, until about 2017,…
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As we see news reports on the current G7 meetings in Italy, for perspective, it is worth rereading Martin Wolf’s article on last year’s G7 meeting in Hiroshima titled : “The G7 must accept that it cannot run the world.” Consider three of his main points: Martin WolfMAY 23 2023 The G7 must accept that it cannot run the world American hegemony and the group’s economic dominance are now history https://www.ft.com/content/c8cf024d-87b7-4e18-8fa2-1b8a3f3fbba1
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