Carl Mirra A careful evaluation of recent history illustrates that the claim that US and NATO expansion threatens Moscow’s existence is an exaggeration. That Russia would inflate fears of NATO to pursue its global aspirations is understandable. What is less comprehensible is the degree to which influential Western thinkers, particularly on the anti-imperial US left, have promoted this narrative.
Die al-Qaida wurde in Afghanistan so lange geschwächt, wie der Westen vor Ort war. Jetzt, wo die Taliban die Herrschaft an sich gerissen haben, wächst die Sorge, das Terrornetzwerk könnte dort wieder Fuss fassen.