Can
Trump Usher in New Era of Cooperation Between U.S. and Russia?
There are a lot of
things to consider this election. Policies on education, foreign relations, gun
control, economics and more have been spouted and refuted. Candidates make
promises and tear each other down every day, but there is one topic that is
being surprisingly overlooked.
Many decry Donald
Trump’s attitude toward Russia, but it might actually be a golden opportunity.
He just might be able to do what no other president could, and bridge the torn
relationship between the two countries that has lasted for so long.
What it would Mean - The relationship
between the U.S. and Russia has been frosty since before the end of WWII. In
the better part of a century, trade has opened between the two countries and
they have partnered on a few specific endeavors, but in general they remain at
odds in every international affair.
Establishing genuine,
pre-Stalin levels of cooperation between the nations would herald an
unprecedented partnership that would shift the globe, both geopolitically and
economically.
Let’s look at politics
first. A closer partnership between the U.S. and Russia could lead to an
alliance of the two most powerful militaries the world has ever known. That
brings levels of security to both nations that are otherwise impossible.
A united front between
the two against foes like ISIS would be unstoppable, and we would see dramatic
improvement on the jihadist’s movement meant to decimate both of our
civilizations.
It would also generate
hesitation among similar groups upon seeing such overwhelming force. The key to
defeating global terrorism is in fact an unwavering and aggressive cooperation
between the U.S. and Russia.
The changes don’t end
with terrorism. With the United States dominant position in NATO, all of Europe
would be inevitably dragged into this hypothetical relationship. Right now,
NATO-Russian tensions are by far the biggest security threat throughout the
continent, and Donald Trump just may be the key to resolving it, but security
changes extend farther still.
While the U.S. can
drag NATO into a more cooperative state, Russia can do the same with North
Korea, China and Syria. Without the powerhouse backing them, these other states
lose the confidence to continue to defy American policy. A Russian-American
alliance could bring every nuclear power in the world into a first-time state
of compliance and cooperation.
The politics is
promising, but what about economics?
Right now, Russia has
one of the largest economies in the world, in spite of severe sanctions from
most of the developed countries in the world.
Relieving those
sanctions and dramatically increasing trade between the U.S. and Russia would
push them back to being a top five economy in a few short years.
While improved trade
relationships further foster the hope of extended peace, they also open large
market opportunities for U.S. investors. The biggest is oil. Increasing oil
trade between the countries would sharply reduce U.S. dependency on Middle East
oil, making the market more competitive and helping the currently struggling
industry to recover.
Can it Actually Happen? All
of these benefits sound wonderful, but are they really just a pipe dream? Actually,
no. They’re quite achievable. Trump has a long history of fostering positive
relationships with Russia. He was successfully investing and trading in Moscow
before the Berlin wall fell, and this year he has made huge progress toward
having a Trump Tower in Russia’s capital city. He has been quoted saying that
“a disproportionate cross-section” of investors and assets are tied to Russia.
In his decades of
doing business in Russia, Trump has fostered personal relationships with a
swath of the nation’s politicians and aristocracy. He is widely loved and
largely appreciated, and frankly, his positive relationships with the country
can be seen as a major and surprising success.
While tensions
continue to rise between Russia and the west, Trump has overcome expectations
and propaganda to remember that Russians are people too. This has certainly
been an important part to developing the one relationship that truly makes
cooperation attainable.
Trumps relationship
with Putin can almost be described as a bromance. The two have traded
compliments regularly all year, and while it might feel like and act or
superficial, you can look below the surface for better understanding. Putin
won’t officially endorse a presidential candidate because of his position, but
he has made it abundantly clear that he wouldn’t just prefer a Trump
presidency, he welcomes it.
The two have already
established a better relationship than any presidents of the two countries in
history, and it would be quite easy for them to use that personal relationship
to push their countries toward productive compromise and herald the golden age
of cooperation that we have all wanted for so long.
Regards, Ethan Warrick
Editor Wealth Authority
Comments
After the collapse of
the Soviet economy in 1989, the USSR was dissolved, allowing the Ukraine and
the former USSR satellite countries to become independent sovereign
countries. Russia reset its boundaries
but pulled back too far and allowed the Ukraine to become an independent
country. The Ukraine had always been
part of Russia. The Crimea in Eastern Ukraine remained close to Russia and the
Western part of the Ukraine identified with the West and the Europeans.
Like all countries,
Russia needs to grow its Private Economy.
Crimea was important to Russia because it gave access to warm weather
ports and pipelines. Russia also kept a
Military base in the Crimea.
Many former satellite
countries have established strong private sectors, have little government debt
and are doing better than most of Europe.
Others haven’t fared as well because they elected socialist politicians.
Most countries on the
planet are ‘one-party’ Socialist dictatorships and they are cash poor. Even these countries can increase the size of
their productive economies because they all need cash. Look at China; the government owns their
manufacturing companies. But after Trump
lowers the US corporate tax, those jobs will come back to the US, so China’s
low wage advantage would disappear.
Trump has more respect
for the sovereignty of nations. He respects Putin’s right to put Russia first,
but insists on voter support and the rule of law. He
believes that the citizens living in Crimea should be able to decide whether or
not to join Russia. He understands the
trade relations Russia has with all countries that border them. He understands trade better than anybody in
the US government; he travels the world and talks to ordinary people.
Trump’s acceptance of
Russian sovereignty and voter choice make US neocons crazy; they want to
continue the “cold war”. Democrats just
want chaos. They are the “establishment”, both RINOS and the Dems. Their funding comes from those who will fight
to keep our abysmal, corrupt status quo.
The Communists have partnered with the corporate criminals and the
Muslims and the UN to elect Hillary to silence US voters.
The Russians are not
the enemy, Communism is the enemy. It
kills economies and it’s killing ours, because it sucks resources out of the
private sector and redistributes cash to its cronies. Communism is alive and well in the US in the
Obama Administration and the Democrat Party.
Communists will not
fit in to a Trump Administration. They
will go “underground” again, like they did in 1980 when Reagan took over.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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