But If Russia Is To Be Part

Indeed, For Almost 10 Years, Moscow Had To Carry On A War In Afghanistan, Unsupportable By The Government, A Conflict That Brought About The Demoralization And Finally The Breakup Of The Soviet Empire.

Nation State As A Fundamental Unit Of Man's Organized Life Has Ceased To Be The Principal Creative Force: International Banks And Multinational Corporations Are Acting And Planning In Terms That Are Far In Advance Of The Political Concepts Of The Nation-state.

We Cannot Have That Relationship If We Only Dictate Or Threaten And Condemn Those Who Disagree.

More Directly Linked To The Impact Of Technology, It Involves The Gradual Appearance Of A More Controlled And Directed Society. Such A Society Would Be Dominated By An Elite Whose Claim To Political Power Would Rest On Allegedly Superior Scientific Know-how. Unhindered By The Restraints Of Traditional Liberal Values, This Elite Would Not Hesitate To Achieve Its Political Ends By Using The Latest Modern Techniques For Influencing Public Behavior And Keeping Society Under Close Surveillance And Control.

Without Ukraine, Russia's Imperial Aspirations Are Essentially Nostalgia, But It's Not A Real Policy.