{"id":8693,"date":"2024-04-04T19:28:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2024-04-04T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:30:11","slug":"the-fantasy-of-the-free-world-are-democracies-really-united-against-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticalcompass.com\/?p=8693","title":{"rendered":"The Fantasy of the Free World: Are Democracies Really United Against Russia?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Author:<\/b> Shivshankar Menon\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Affiliation: <\/b>Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University (India), Former National Security Adviser to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2010 to 2014)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Organization\/Publisher:<\/b> Foreign Affairs\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Date\/Place:<\/b> April 4, 2022 \/New York, USA<\/span><\/p>

Type of Literature:<\/b> Article<\/span><\/p>

Word Count: <\/b>2089<\/span><\/p>

Link: <\/b>\u00a0https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/united-states\/2022-04-04\/fantasy-free-world\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Keywords:<\/b> Ukraine, Russia, War, Asia, West\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>

Brief:<\/b><\/p>

The author states that although the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has sparked international indignation and prompted a torrent of economic penalties from numerous Western nations, it is \u201cwishful thinking\u201d that the coordinated reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s activities has the potential to solidify a worldwide coalition that unifies democracies opposing Russia and China.\u00a0Menon continues to argue that the war in Ukraine is not a battle between autocracy and democracy, as many democracies\u2014most notably India\u2014refuse to join the Western coalition. The clash will not change the international structure or herald an ideological battle between the United States and China and Russia. The condemnation of Russia\u2019s invasion hasn\u2019t been as global, as the battle has been portrayed by Asian capitals as a struggle between Europeans over the European security structure. The conflict in Ukraine highlights a transition that\u00a0has already\u00a0occurred. The idea that a war among Europeans is being waged on European land reflects how much international geopolitics has altered since the Cold War ended. The author states that Western politicians should not believe that their behavior\u00a0on Europe’s new battlefront will define the outlines of a larger battle to arise. When it comes to Asia, in official statements China has favored Russia over Ukraine, but their relationship cannot match or supplant Chinese financial reliance on the West. China is likely to seek to avoid secondary penalties, so it may follow the United States\u00a0and European Union’s lead. Unless the US becomes severely diverted from its Indo-Pacific policy, war will not affect the underlying geopolitical balance in Asia as Western politicians see that the war in Ukraine is neither unusual nor indicative of a genuine shift in European and global state-conduct standards. It is nothing that Asia hasn\u2019t experienced before. The conflict in Ukraine appears to be causing the global order to split even further. It has reaffirmed Europe’s desire for tactical independence, as well as Asia’s feeling of self-identification. The author concludes by stating that the war is likely to put a\u00a0strain on economies already struggling from the epidemic and the decades-long\u00a0retreat from globalization, and that the intervention of Russia does not establish a clear distinction between the free world’s allied forces and its adversaries.\u00a0\u201cFar from consolidating \u2018the free world,\u2019 the war has underscored its fundamental incoherence.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

By: <\/b>Zeina Akif, <\/span>CIGA Research Intern<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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