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I read that book and it get so much wrong. Its views on Russia for example have been completely flattened by the Ukraine invasion and response. Russia has suc
by r00fus 2y ago
I read that book and it get so much wrong. Its views on Russia for example have been completely flattened by the Ukraine invasion and response.
Russia has successfully switched to a war economy, US companies that pulled out are co-opted by Russian ones and doing business in a more or less normal manner. Sanctions have failed, and pushed Russia closer to China (not to mention North Korea).
When you view purely through the lens of demography, you can't extrapolate to global politics.
- jncfhnb 2y agoRussia’s economy is in the toilet. It’s also very clearly not on a wartime economy still as evidenced by the tiny output of new material.
- r00fus 2y agohttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/russia-forecast-to-grow-faster-than-advanced-economies-in-2024-imf.html#:~:text=International%20Monetary%20Fund.-,Russia%20is%20expected%20to%20grow%203.2%25%20in%202024%2C%20the%20IMF,%25)%20and%20France%20(0.7%25) https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/17/russia-forecast-to-grow-fast....
- electric_mayhem 2y agoReally? I remember I expected Europe to try the appeasement nonsense that only emboldened the precious century’s fascist expansion effort. I was surprised and delighted to see any level of resistance, even if it’s only to enable Ukraine to hold the line. I dunno, friend. No offense, but I’m going to go with the professional geopolitical strategist’s take over yours -especially where I perceive subsequent reality validating his ideas- unless you’ve got comparable creds of your own or more substance to your refution of his ideas.