The Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia
the defacto russian state bible. all should read it before commenting
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives Zbigniew Brzezinski 1997
both books are bang on. but there are some major differences.
a reader of both books will firstly see a glaring difference. the Russian book is about what Russia should do. the second is about what america should do but in RESPONSE to what Russia is doing. IE one is proactive and the other is responsive
Foundations of Geopolitics, is written by a Russian in Russia basically outlining Russian policy, or creating Russian policy ( suspect) for global dominance or projecting Russian influence. it gives the reader a clear outline of Russian intentions. more importantly Russian desire to dominate the world and how it should achieve this. it also give the final Russian goal, IE how the map should be redrawn. spheres of influence.
ironically the authors chosen sir name is also the title of a book about an american who survived the Gulags and was final allowed to leave Russia in the 70s to be reunited with his sister in the US.
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives Zbigniew Brzezinski 1997
this is not the only books he has written. Brzezinski, predicted the breakup of the USSR as a result of it own inability to preform as a governmental system. He was the main supporter of peaceful or non confrontational american attitude towards the USSR with the view that most USSR sates will eventually get themselves out from behind the iron curtain, and once this started the hole system would colaps. he has since been proven correct.
how ever the book quoted is limited to american response or what american response should be to Russian invasions. he was anti Bush and his or the US involvement in the gulf.
i do not know of his influence in american politics today, he has a big influence are Carters Day. Obama lists him as an advisory, but Obama seems not to be heavenly influenced by Brzezinski. IE getting to involved Multilaterally.
akula: it is hard for me to grasp the logic of you quoting this book to make your case. it in fact has the opposite affect. it is in essence a non governmental publication on one mans view of how to limit soviet aggression with out using force. it is not the USA manual on destroying RUSSIA
sigh...
yet another thread with you two going toe to toe and boring the hell out of the rest of us...
feel free to take it somewhere else because i am starting to get complaints over your behavior, again.
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