Without yet reading the article, what you state Putin is doing for Russia, and Jinping is doing for China, is EXACTLY what I voted Donald J. Trump to do for the USA.
Yes. And I think that is why Trump has been fairly successful in his dealing with other countries, because he is looking at it pragmatically from a business context of what is best for my country? How can I accommodate the other countries’ goals while still getting what we need for our country? That’s how a businessperson would look at making a deal. Instead of an ideological perspective.
Obama was totally incompetent in part because he had no idea of what was going on in the real world and how to deal with other people with other interests. All he could do was make speeches, but had absolutely no idea how to actually do something. In the end he was reduced to issuing illegal executive orders, all of which are pretty much being nullified now by Trump.
MUST reading.
And you would be correct, without even reading the article!
Here’s an excerpt from the last paragraphs:
“In the same way, Putin’s conduct is bound to win sympathy even from some of Russia’s enemies, the ones who feel the international system is not delivering for them. Generally, if you like that system, you will consider Vladimir Putin a menace. If you don’t like it, you will have some sympathy for him. Putin has become a symbol of national sovereignty in its battle with globalism. That turns out to be the big battle of our times. As our last election shows, that’s true even here.”