Tuesday, September 22, 2009

BMD and the Post-Post-Cold War World

An old Soviet map of Europe - de ja voodoo ?

Yesterday George Friedman of STRATFOR published an excellent post on Obama's decision to withdraw the planned ballistic missile defense shield installations in Poland and Czech Republic, and what it now means for the US, Russia, CEE, Israel and Iran.

George explains in detail how this decision flows through the geopolitical landscape between these players and how we now exist in a post-post-Cold War era. Of particular interest, he explains the faults in the US thinking on Russia and what motivates the Kremlin. For those regular readers who don't much care for the bent of STRATFOR's analysis, you too may find the piece a worthy and insightful read.

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