... economic presence in any regions the U.S. chooses.
The TPP may also push China toward closer cooperation with Russia and the BRICS countries both in economic and political realms, which would not be a bad outcome in the current environment, while the TTIP would inflict enormous damage on Russia.
The West would be able to strengthen its global political role through economic mechanisms, and the agreement would serve as a basis for transatlantic cooperation to emasculate Russia.
U.S. politicians and strategists such as retired Admiral James ...
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3http://www.partitodemocratico.it/doc/266383/mogherini-un-canale-aperto-con-putin-non-si-pu-isolare-la-russia.htm
4http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=357
5http://www.euractiv.com/video/mogherini-we-will-need-reassess-relations-russia-next-5-years-308987
6http://eu-secretdeals.info/upload/TTIP-mandate_M-Schaake_website.pdf
7https://www.aspeninstitute.it/aspenia-online/article/ttip-four-rounds-and-still-long-way-go
8http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2014:078:0016:0021:EN:PDF
9http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/13/the-transatlantic-trading-partnership-how-chlorine-washed-chicken-prevents-u-s-e-u-trade/
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