Saturday, 21 May 2022 12:01 PM
With my roots in Eastern Europe, I have a deep distrust of Russia. Throughout modern history, for example, my native Romania was invaded twelve times by Russia. Moreover, Russian expansionism is the same from Romania to Finland and from the Caucasus to Siberia. Today, Russian expansionism is evident in Ukraine.
As an analyst I am pondering: What is happening in Ukraine? Such a dangerous war, I am sure, would not have occurred under President Donald Trump. Who is pushing the United States and Western Europe into a war that could become catastrophic for the entire world–and why?
According to the latest strategic analyses by Washington specialists, China remains America’s and the West’s number one enemy. The West is defined as those countries that have embraced corporate capitalism and American-style liberal democracy. Democracy is increasingly a concept stretched to convince others that one’s political system is the best.