EAN: 9783731615477

RUSSIAS EXPANSION AND ENERGY WAR AGAINST THE WE...

Russia's repeated defiance of international law with its invasion of Ukraine on February 24 
2022  amounts to a shift in political and economic relations. On the one hand  the book deals
with the historical antecedents of the transitions from Gorbachev to Yeltsin to Putin. On the
other hand  it looks at the role of the Western US-led industrialized nations in this process.
How have these nations reacted and conducted themselves since the invasion of Ukraine? In
particular  Switzerland and the United Kingdom share a history in pandering to Russian
interests. The situation is now different to the transformation era of the USSR.
Hyperglobalization since the turn of the millennium has given rise to a new bloc beyond NATO 
the IMF and the World Bank. With the BRICS countries under China's dominance  more than 40 % of
the world's population belong to states in opposition to the traditional industrial nations.
Additionally  many relevant raw materials for energy and inputs for new technologies are
located in this sphere. The book provides insight into the complex dependencies of the new
blocs  which themselves are not free of discrepancies. China is in a dilemma as one of Russia's
energy customers and a producer for Western markets  thus  its role is particularly salient.
China's New Silk Road initiative hinges on world trade  which could collapse with potential
bloc-building towards the Iron Curtain. The war in Ukraine can only be interpreted in relation
to Putin's and his henchmen's motives. There will only be losers  and Russia will suffer the
heaviest losses along with Ukraine. In the medium to long term  Russia will be eliminated as a
partner for the energy supply of the industrial nations. The global loss of prosperity through
inflation and military spending is the price of energy independence. The book shows that these
tendencies were already visible before February 24  2022.

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