2016 – A Victory of Conservative Realism

... had not caught my attention before: “A battle is won by those who firmly resolve to win it.” I realized then that Russia would resolve and win. More than three years later, the tide has turned. There are still many dangers ahead; the economic ... ... into a conservative yet forward-looking Atlantic-Pacific power, which, I hope, will not have any firm global commitments. A Pivot to the East Relative conservatism of Russia’s foreign policy did not prevent Moscow from starting a pivot to the East,...