Western leaders need Putin like the sky needs the sun – English pravda.ru

June 6, 2014 By dralfoldman in David Cameron, Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, France, Germany, People, Politics, Russia, UK, US Tags: Barack Obama, France, George W. Bush, Heiligendamm, Pravda, Russia, United States, Vladimir Putin 2 Comments

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President George W. Bush of the United States and President Vladimir Putin of Russia, exchange handshakes Thursday, June 7, 2007, after their meeting at the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is today’s most popular news story in Russia’s leading newspaper, Pravda. It’s a MUST-READ in my view. Check it out!

via Western leaders need Putin like the sky needs the sun – English pravda.ru

The article highlights how self-interest determines foreign policy with Russia. It also hints that US President Obama is deliberately avoiding meeting Russia’s Putin, whilst Putin is having bilats with leaders of Germany, France & the UK.

Any thoughts?

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American hegemony cannot bring security to Asia – People’s Daily Online

June 6, 2014 By dralfoldman in China, People, US Tags: Asia, Barack Obama, China, Hegemony, Japan, Obama, United States, Wikipedia Leave a comment

English: Logo of the People’s Daily 中文: 人民日报题字 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This is an excellent article from China’s influential Peoples’ Daily Online. Check it out!

via American hegemony cannot bring security to Asia – People’s Daily Online.

Personally, I found the article well-reasoned, objective and worthy of attention. The central argument is that the US is the destabilizing force in Asia, and that countries, like Japan, would behave differently without the US in the shadows.

In my opinion, we are witnessing the decline of American hegemony and the rise of a new multi-polar World. Meanwhile, US military spending continues to dwarf all others. For me, matters have been aggravated by Obama‘s weak foreign policy.

Let me turn this in to an open question:

Has US foreign policy in Asia, under Obama, been a destabilizing influence on the region?

Any views?

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