Putin and Xi Make Communism Look Good (James Gibney) from Bloomberg
An extended excerpt is in order here. Gibney is on-target with every word in this interesting and wonderfully nuanced column!!
"I'm starting to miss communism. In its later years, at least, it certainly seemed like a less volatile unifying force than naked nationalism, which the leaders of Russia and China have increasingly embraced. Beyond a desire to stay in power at all costs and a reflexive anti-Americanism, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have neither an ideological North Star to steer by nor a coherent set of values to affirm. Really, what do China and Russia stand for? And please don't say "non-interference in internal affairs." The answer, it seems, is revanchist empire-building."
An extended excerpt is in order here. Gibney is on-target with every word in this interesting and wonderfully nuanced column!!
"I'm starting to miss communism. In its later years, at least, it certainly seemed like a less volatile unifying force than naked nationalism, which the leaders of Russia and China have increasingly embraced. Beyond a desire to stay in power at all costs and a reflexive anti-Americanism, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have neither an ideological North Star to steer by nor a coherent set of values to affirm. Really, what do China and Russia stand for? And please don't say "non-interference in internal affairs." The answer, it seems, is revanchist empire-building."
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