Russia is being driven from strategic regions

A new colonization era is approaching.

Kosovo foments separatism. What counts even more than that, however, is that the framework of the international law is finished. The UN is no longer the final arbiter.

The right of the strong is the dominating principle now, and condemning Washington for it is essentially a waste of time. Behemoth's weight is not its problem, it is a problem for whoever happens to be nearby. The United States is no longer interested in rituals (the UN). The Western world has lived without colonies ever since the Second World War, and this lack is appreciated as a grave problem now. Particularly since new colossi appear in the world, countries like China that are quite aggressive in Africa and Central Asia.

The resource hunger is worsening. A new crusade for raw materials is just a matter of time.

All games of being humane with regard to the developing countries are about to end.

African and Asian countries will soon be proclaimed unable to rule themselves. The world is approaching another era of colonization, and it will almost certainly foment clashes between world powers.

The latest scandals with Russian merchandise only prove the assumption that Moscow has been living on borrowed time. The Kremlin has survived so far on the accomplishments of the late USSR. It has nothing to show as its own accomplishment. That is why Russia is being driven from strategic regions. Russia's presence in Africa is minimum, its positions in Central Asia and the Caspian region steadily worsen. In short, Russia has even less time that it believes it has.

Author: Konsrantin Simonov

Published: Vedomosti, March 4, 2008, p. A4, "New march for resources"