Vladimir Putin is rolling over the United States – The Spectator World
Geopolitics is not about morality. It is about the effective use of power. For thirty years, the smart opinion in Washington was that post-Soviet Russia was no threat to anyone because it had an economy the size of Portugal and its economy ran on carbon fuel exports. That these statistics were true shows how well Vladimir Putin has played his limited hand and how arrogantly the US has mishandled relations with Russia while its experts tell each other flattering fictions.
Sounds about right. Question is — is the USA caught up in an inevitable downcycle of decay, or is there some path toward renewal. The RC promises to keep you informed from a redoubt somewhere in the Rockies, preferably with a good source of water.