Common descent from the Ancient Rus is largely the spiritus movens of Putin’s expansionism.
Zero-sum nationalisms remain the primary cause of interstate wars.
Europe does not share the American ‘faith and flag’ correlation between religion and politics.
The Old and New Left share the same essential disdain for national, cultural, religious, and civilizational differences.
Historical facts are often presented in a way that suits the prevailing narrative of the struggle of the free and Western liberal-democracies against autocracies.
Indeed, why should a policy of unlimited free trade and ‘small government’ per se be conservative?
