Bruno Maçães on Europe, Eurasia, Russia, China, and Ukraine | Thinking in Dark Times # 5
Explaining Ukraine
Is India Playing Their Own Game?
I see Turkey as the perfect example of a hyper-rational, cerebral approach to the conflict based on national self-interest. I don't see India as an example of that. I see them more captured by geopolitical ideas. By not breaking economic relations with Russia, you can gain a lot economically. You can even perhaps take advantage of Russia, which I think Turkey is doing. But you cannot take advantage of someone you have no contact with, so you don't break that contact. And also you don't want to be punished by Russia in areas where you're still vulnerable. So I see Turkey making a very objective calculation about self-interest and kind of being successful because the balancing act has
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