Open AccessThe Beneficial Shock
Author(s) -
Rolf Dieter Lehner
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
eurasian crossroads
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2713-2528
pISSN - 2713-251X
DOI - 10.55269/eurcrossrd.3.010150208
Subject(s) - dominance (genetics) , german , narrative , empire , political science , history , shock (circulatory) , port (circuit theory) , political economy , economic history , economy , ancient history , sociology , economics , engineering , art , literature , archaeology , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , electrical engineering
Russia, under Vladimir Putin, is finally resuming the USSR's leitmotif of showing a global presence in order to strategically counter the US in an appropriate manner. The old narrative that Russia does not have an ice-free port for access to the world is no longer an issue thanks to Putin, his actions in Crimea and his presence in the Middle East. This means that Russia can finally adequately counter American maritime dominance again. Similar to what the German Empire tried to do when it began to set up naval bases around the world. The fact that this ultimately failed was not due to a lack of capabilities, but to its inferiority as a newly born great power in relation to Great Britain and the USA.