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Political scientist Ishchenko, Dmitry Kulikov and Gia Soralidze discussed the current situation in Russia and the world. Ukraine is rushing towards destabilization at all times, the Americans need new conflicts. Unlike past centuries, when they fought for land, today they are fighting for income, Ishchenko believes. Americans are losing income and they don't like it. Video .
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The West is beginning to realize that the world is changing, American hegemony is fading away and it is necessary to negotiate with Russia, says Rostislav Ishchenko, president of the Center for System Analysis and Forecasting.
Washington is considering venues for the 2020 G7 summit, hosted by Donald Trump.
At this year's summit, the US president put forward a proposal to return to the G8 format, but the opinions of his colleagues differed. At the same time, Moscow not only showed no interest in such a “tempting” offer, but directly stated that, in fact, it didn’t really want to, but if you convince, if you offer something interesting, then the topic can be discussed. The Kremlin made it clear that it is possible to restore the format, but Russia must be persuaded by offering it something tempting.
I am sure that in Eastern Europe, and especially in the post-Soviet space, most, if not all, politicians have not understood what is happening. Big white people invite these Russian savages to the same table with them, and they wander around. The many-voiced choir: "Take us in return!" - did not ring out just because they know they will not take us. But Ukraine still managed to teach the “seven” about life and explain who it has the right to invite for cooperation and who not.
I think that in the West the situation is perceived more adequately. At the very least, the positions of the Italians, the French, the Germans, the Japanese, and the Trump administration indicate that in these capitals of the West (perhaps to varying degrees) they have realized that the world is changing, American hegemony is fading into the past, and it is necessary to negotiate with Russia (in any format).
This position is shared by most politicians in Eastern Europe and the near abroad, as well as representatives of the Russian pro-Western opposition.
All these people sincerely do not understand and do not believe that it is possible to voluntarily refuse such a "generous" offer. They are looking for a hidden meaning in the Russian position. Someone argues that Moscow cannot resolve this issue on its own, being bound by an alliance with China, someone - that the Russian leadership simply cannot instantly change the course of a running propaganda machine and therefore is forced to play for time before, dazed with happiness, rushes into the arms of the West. They believe it because that's what they would do.
But let's turn to the facts and answer two questions:
Did Russia need to strive for the "format of eight" in the 90s?
How relevant is this format now?
In the 90s it was justified
Many today answer the first question in the negative, rightly pointing out that Moscow has not received anything material from membership. She was only preached to, looking at her like Widow Douglas looked at Huckleberry Finn: a boy good at heart, but so wild and antisocial that he needed to be kept strict and brought up harshly (for his own good, of course). Nevertheless, I would venture to assert that in the specific conditions of the 1990s, membership in the G8 (even in the original 7+1 format) was a serious diplomatic victory for Russia, although it did not really bring any material benefits.
It must be remembered that at that time the West regarded Russia as a country that had lost the Cold War. In parallel, the issue of reforming the system of international relations (including the UN) was discussed based on new realities that required the institutionalization of the West's victory. There was nothing new and nothing unnatural in this. Every serious world conflict ended with a revision of the system of international relations. After the First World War, the Versailles system and the League of Nations were created. After World War II, they were replaced by the Yalta-Potsdam system and the UN.
The issue of reforming the UN and other international structures, due to the fact that the Yalta-Potsdam reality has sunk into oblivion, is still standing. But in the 1990s, international mechanisms were going to be reformed without Russia and contrary to Russian interests. There were circles in the West that considered it necessary to secure for Russia the status of a country that had been defeated in the global confrontation.
Let me remind you that after the Second World War, the UN was originally created without Germany and Japan. The permanent members of the UN Security Council (who have the right to veto) include only the five victorious countries. Moreover, when the UN charter was written and the organization was created, no one knew yet that these five states would become the leading nuclear countries. So nuclear power was attached to their status as permanent members of the Security Council, and not status to nuclear power.
The real political status of the country in the system of international relations has an invisible but significant (often decisive) influence on its diplomatic and military positions, and military and political power not only reinforces the statements of diplomats, but also allows you to effectively defend your financial and economic interests.
Russia managed to avoid the division of the post-Soviet world into winners and losers, with all the ensuing unpleasant consequences. She was recognized as an equal, accepted into the club of leading world powers, invited to discuss the fate of the world, to develop global political and economic decisions. More then was not required, and it was impossible to achieve.
Proposed tens format
Today the circumstances have changed. In fact, the whole world is represented in the "Group of Twenty" - a forum of the twenty most developed states that really control the world economy. The "Seven" has not controlled it for a long time, and in military-political terms, it is also not capable of dictating its will to the world.
As one of the leaders of the G20, Russia really does not feel much need for the G8 format.
She is there alone in the face of her seven geopolitical opponents. At the same time, Moscow has made it clear that it currently considers the G-10 format to be the most productive (this is the G-7 expanded to include Russia, India, and China).
This format includes countries that actually control more than 60% of the world economy, about the same percentage of the world's population and absolutely surpass the rest of the world in terms of military power. Moreover, the G-10 format includes both countries that were beneficiaries of the old (outgoing) political and economic system, as well as new leaders. Finally, the pan-Eurasian political and economic system created by Russia and China cannot be complete without the participation of the European Union, and stability in the Asia-Pacific region requires the settlement of the Chinese-Japanese-Russian-American tangle of contradictions.
However, the Kremlin did not definitively refuse to participate in the G8 format either. He only pointed out its secondary nature and the need to interest Russia in anything other than a simple presence.
Since the West is clearly not yet ready for the G-10 format, one of the ways to interest Russia could be to offer Moscow to informally represent the interests of states that are not yet in the G-8 in the G-8. There are other proposals that take into account reality. In fact, Russia insists on raising its status in the system of international relations, based on the changed alignment of forces.
At the same time, it will be satisfied with both a special status in the G8 and the preservation of the status quo.
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