... much on global as on modest regional diplomatic efforts. The latter, including acute territorial disputes with Pakistan and China, have been pushed to the back burner, while priority has been given to solving basic problems of internal development and ... ... between global responsibility and long-term national interests. India showed that a reasonable and proportionate use not only of Western technologies but also of the broader Western civilizational and cultural heritage (English as a common language, Westminster-style ...
... acting as one. They imply that being in the WTO and the UN Security Council is significant, but a great power is still defined by being able to act outside of the lines, breaking fences and engaging in Realpolitik like one of the big boys. This is why China is pushed by the West to take a more proactive stance on Ukraine and Syria. They hope that Beijing will be ‘on the right side of history’ and are challenging it to live up to the expectations.
But when China acts like a ‘normal’ superpower in its ...
... as many analysts have observed, the real driving force behind it has been the rise of non-Western powers that are pushing the West toward a closer political and economic union.
At the same time, Russian-Chinese cooperation is gaining more ground, growing ... ... “good” and global “evil”, reminiscent of the decades of the Cold War. Needless to say, the United States and China appear to be the centers of gravity for this new polarization of global politics.
One might ask the question: is there anything ...
... viable and comprehensive alternative to the West in either economic, or social, or political or philosophical sense.
‘The Rest” grows in importance and influence only as much as it westernizes itself. I cannot identify an inherently non-Western middle class in Russia, in China or in India; it may well be anti-US or even anti-EU, but in terms or lifestyles, consumption models, career aspirations, value systems it can hardly be labeled as non-Western.
It would probably be more accurate to look at the modern world through ...
