The war has cemented the victory of isolationist ideology in Russia, which will shape both domestic politics and foreign relations for years to come.The partition of Georgia may cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the West.
Still, he expressed skepticism that the meeting in Egypt would resolve the underlying causes of the recent outbreak of violence, warning that "the army has to prepare itself for long-term confrontation as long as is necessary".
But overall the war has cemented the victory of isolationist ideology in Russia, which will shape both domestic politics and foreign relations for years to come.The partition of Georgia may cause a long-term confrontation between Russia and the West, with echoes of the cold war.
After setting out how America and allies could limit threats from Iran, Mr Obama said that he wanted to be "very clear" that the purpose of such security co-operation is not to perpetuate any long-term confrontation with Iran or to "marginalise" Iran".None of our nations have an interest in an open-ended conflict with Iran," Mr Obama declared.
The holistic strategy the company pursues not only avoids a losing, long-term confrontation with Yahoo Japan but also strengthens the brand among Japanese web users and the mobile industry in general.
Yet, the foreign policy of Kazakhstan, similarly to those of other post-Soviet autocracies, largely hinges on the ideational beliefs of the incumbent leader, due to which some states (e.g. Belarus) are or were engaged in a long-term confrontation with the West with no imperial ambitions.
"The purpose of security cooperation is not to perpetuate any long-term confrontation with Iran or even to marginalize Iran".
"The purpose of security cooperation [with the GCC countries] is not to perpetuate any long-term confrontation with Iran or even to marginalize Iran.
"In the short term, Chavismo will use the sanctions as nationalist, anti-imperialist propaganda, but in the long term any confrontation will have a debilitating effect on the Venezuelan government," potentially isolating the country in the midst of the worst economic crisis in its history.
"Think long term," he said.
