http://blog.rivertwice.com/2009/10/13/the-winds-are-still-blowing-east/ River Twice Research - Commentary Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:25:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.rivertwice.com/2009/10/13/the-winds-are-still-blowing-east/#comment-319 jan z. volens Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:09:36 +0000 http://blog.rivertwice.com/?p=56#comment-319 Russia and China will continue to be "selectively" cooperative - but not allies. Geopolitically Russia and China have both the problem of geostrategic encirclement by the USA and its "partners". Economically they are perfectly complimentary - China has the goods and Russia has the material. But Russia wants desperately to be "Western" - while China has no need to be other then what it has been since ages - it will only adopt the suitable attractions. Internally both China and Russia - above every other need - seek security and "holding the realm together" . Both China and Russia are interested in being "partners" with the USA and the West - but not at any cost, and the best long term investment the "West" could make is to restrain its "Soft War" advocates: This would be in the enlightened self interest of a straining socio-economic situation in the USA and a demographic decline in Europe. There is a world beyond both USA and NATO Europe and that world will have an independent economic and geopolitical influence that will enhance China's and Russia's role as "multipolar" players Russia and China will continue to be “selectively” cooperative - but not allies. Geopolitically Russia and China have both the problem of geostrategic encirclement by the USA and its “partners”. Economically they are perfectly complimentary - China has the goods and Russia has the material. But Russia wants desperately to be “Western” - while China has no need to be other then what it has been since ages - it will only adopt the suitable attractions. Internally both China and Russia - above every other need - seek security and “holding the realm together” . Both China and Russia are interested in being “partners” with the USA and the West - but not at any cost, and the best long term investment the “West” could make is to restrain its “Soft War” advocates: This would be in the enlightened self interest of a straining socio-economic situation in the USA and a demographic decline in Europe. There is a world beyond both USA and NATO Europe and that world will have an independent economic and geopolitical influence that will enhance China’s and Russia’s role as “multipolar” players

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