Quotes About Geopolitics

Mr. Putin seems to be playing on every chessboard, from what Russia calls its 'near abroad' to the Middle East, from Europe to America.

And being forceful with the United States and not letting the United States have its way, is always good politics in the Russian domestic environment.

For India, the links with the United States/Israel are the centrepiece of its foreign policy.

Russia is not a friendly character on the world stage.

Our European allies need to be able to buy our fuel, or they will fall to enemy domination.

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?

The idea is that Putin-Trump would be a win-win for the Kremlin, as they have mutual interests and alliances.

Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future.

The frontiers of the Greek state as we know it today mostly date from as recently as 1913.

Putin's calculation is simple: a Ukraine with a permanent war in its eastern region will never be fully welcomed by Europe or the rest of the world.

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?

I'm not sure you can do anything quickly or easily with the North.

Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.

Today, Germany is on the borders of Europe everywhere.

Our friends are happy with the CPEC project, while the enemy is quite unnerved due to this gigantic project.

It would be wise for the U.S. private sector to stay away from Iran.

Diplomacy is really far less important than the stock movements within Russia.

Russia is a part of European culture. Therefore, it is with difficulty that I imagine NATO as an enemy.

The focus is on the Middle East, so there are a lot of eyes on the battlefield. But there are other things that are happening around the world, in Northern Africa, things happen in the Southern Hemisphere and in Central and South America.

China plays chess. America plays checkers.

empire is not intrinsically about geographical expansion and territorial acquisition. As a nation, that is not our aim. Rather, empire is about the use of superior power—military, political, and economic—to shape the world as the empire sees fit. In this sense, we are the new Rome.

3053Geography also gave Russia a rich choice of potential enemies.

If we look far into the future, one can see a time in the 21st century when both Europe and the USA will be in dire need of Russia as an ally.

We should sell them to our worst enemies, the Russians and the Cubans.