INDEX: Contemporary Thought on foreign and domestic Russian Policy.
We seek to understand a more equitable way to govern the world. Many want a previously advantageous system. Those with favorite systems claim there is no alternative. Others hope for a hybrid system.
How can we know people’s true objectives on the international scene? It should be obvious that true goals are held in secret, not to allow premature opposition. The heads of state have a role to propagate a national narrative. We are the “good guys” and our policies are for the betterment of all. Yet we must know that their national interests supersede all other considerations. It doesn’t take advanced research to be sure of that.
Then there are the second and third tier officials that may speak of slightly different procedures. Much of national rhetoric is used for testing the reaction to novel concepts. It can be passed off as just another loud-mouthed functionary. But it might even be that various cabinet members are “assigned” different talking points, to see which can gather consensus. In some cases, (like with Trump), the main voice might oscillate onto various topics to see what will take hold. All of them could be desirable for someone, but which one to lead forward with, for a probable success?
We generally see and judge a person individually, by his (or her) demonstrated rationality. Government leaders usually give a calm message of everything is under control, and we are working successfully for our populations. Trump speaks much theater, that most likely cannot be implemented.
Now I see Trump as a team. He makes radical, shocking statements. His voters want change, and it sounds like he will give it to them quickly. These statements might be difficult to relate to the truth, (or they don't). Then Vance, who is standing right there chimes in, "Mr. President said this, which is exactly what we need", and we will deliver. Vance ties it to some form of a truth. Musk is testing the water with other far-out statements. And Rubio and the others are putting together a coherent story.
Trump is testing his ideas, and most important he strongly stays in the news cycle, everyday. His theory is that it is much worse to be ignored, than to be understood. Understanding comes later from actions, not now, from words.
I DO NOT BELIEVE NATIONAL LEADERS AND PRESIDENTS CAN INFORM US OF THEIR TRUE NATIONAL ASPIRATIONS.
We have to discover “think-tank” leaders, political and strategy authors, and important voices in public policy to discover how their future plans might impact us. That is the intention of this thread. I am not sure that we can find secondary voices in every country, (I will look). I think Russia is a good starting point, with a variety of voices. So far I have found important background with a variety of authors. But everything written before the Special Military Operation cannot project the future. They can only give coherence to an unclear past. That is important too, if we have not yet heard the complete details.
I may include other countries, if authors and insights are impactful to the whole.
