by John » Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:30 am
> From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, Russia and
> Britain are not headed for war. Historically, the Russians love
> the British, and the British have no particular ill feelings
> towards any Russians except Putin and his cadre of officials who
> are going around poisoning people on British soil with the nerve
> agent Novichok. However, eastern Europe is extremely volatile, and
> it's possible at some point that Russia will be involved in a war
> with Ukraine or other east European countries, as has happened
> many times in the past few centuries. For that reason, Britain's
> decision to set up a new military base in northern Norway could be
> quite significant.
Guest wrote:
> Why is setting up a base in Norway significant? Does that mean war
> could break out with Russia in the Arctic? Also, England fought
> Russia in the Crimean War and they were deadly enemies in the Cold
> War. Why is war unlikely now? You seem to be contradicting
> yourself.
In WW II, Russia and the UK were allies, but Russia was at war with
Germany and some east European countries.
I would expect something similar to occur, but a lot more information
is needed to try to predict the exact lineup.
If you live in Europe, perhaps you have some insight you could share.
[quote]
> From the point of view of Generational Dynamics, Russia and
> Britain are not headed for war. Historically, the Russians love
> the British, and the British have no particular ill feelings
> towards any Russians except Putin and his cadre of officials who
> are going around poisoning people on British soil with the nerve
> agent Novichok. However, eastern Europe is extremely volatile, and
> it's possible at some point that Russia will be involved in a war
> with Ukraine or other east European countries, as has happened
> many times in the past few centuries. For that reason, Britain's
> decision to set up a new military base in northern Norway could be
> quite significant.[/quote]
[quote="Guest"]
> Why is setting up a base in Norway significant? Does that mean war
> could break out with Russia in the Arctic? Also, England fought
> Russia in the Crimean War and they were deadly enemies in the Cold
> War. Why is war unlikely now? You seem to be contradicting
> yourself.[/quote]
In WW II, Russia and the UK were allies, but Russia was at war with
Germany and some east European countries.
I would expect something similar to occur, but a lot more information
is needed to try to predict the exact lineup.
If you live in Europe, perhaps you have some insight you could share.