The recent war of words between Moscow and Washington spells out in clear terms how they are on an inexorable collision course with each other, writes Professor Joseph M. Siracusa.
This is not to be confused with Samuel Huntington’s earlier, famous ‘Clash of Civilisations’ argument that people’s cultural and religious identities would be the primary source of conflict in the wake of the collapse of Moscow-dominated Communism.
But not before an army of American economists descended on Moscow to show the former commissars the capitalist ropes, while lining their own pockets. Based on, among other things, the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the generally recognised principles and norms of international law, and significant resources in all areas of living, the concept draws its legitimacy on “more than a thousand years of independent statehood, the cultural heritage of the preceding era, deep historical ties with the traditional European culture and other Eurasian cultures, and the ability to ensure harmonious coexistence of different peoples, ethnic,...
He also made it clear that Moscow would not hesitate to use military force to fend off or prevent an armed attack on Russia and its allies.Unlike its evil twin, pre-emptive war, which is defined as self-defence and grounded in international jurisprudence, preventive war falls into the category of wars of aggression.
Biden reminded the likes of India’s Narendra Modi and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu – both facing political crises of their own as they tame democratic opposition at home – that the US was fighting a “global battle for democracy against autocracy”.
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