James G
Gone Fishin'
I was watching 'Deep Impact' the other night. Not the best of films. Regardless, it was a 1990's film where there was cooperation between Russia and the West. Recalling other films and books from that decade, post the Soviet Union's downfall, it was all the rage to have Russia as a friend of the West. Putin came along and that changed.
Without Putin, post 2000, post 9/11 too, could Russia have become a friend, an ally? How could this have been done? Or, following the behaviour of oligarchs, which I see as being destructive to any reform in Russia, would have another Putin like figure come along and the hopes of the 90's disappear like they have done? I am not talking about the West having Russia over a barrel but there was a time when the hope was there for friendship, not just in fiction I think.
Ideas?
Without Putin, post 2000, post 9/11 too, could Russia have become a friend, an ally? How could this have been done? Or, following the behaviour of oligarchs, which I see as being destructive to any reform in Russia, would have another Putin like figure come along and the hopes of the 90's disappear like they have done? I am not talking about the West having Russia over a barrel but there was a time when the hope was there for friendship, not just in fiction I think.
Ideas?