The west v Russia: why the global south isn’t
taking sides
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/russia-ukraine-west-global-south-sanctions-war
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/10/russia-ukraine-west-global-south-sanctions-war
In countries friendly toward Russia, people are troubled by the war and loss of life, but some say they think that Putin has a point.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/world/war-russia-china-putin-support.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/world/war-russia-china-putin-support.html
Having frozen out Putin, Biden is warming to other
autocrats
https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/after-freezing-out-putin-biden-warms-to-other-autocrats-20220313-p5a488
https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/after-freezing-out-putin-biden-warms-to-other-autocrats-20220313-p5a488
The US president is courting Venezuela and re-engaging
with Saudi Arabia to overcome his oil sanctions against Moscow.
Big Picture View: The Ukraine War and the
Retro-Future
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/india-military-support-russia-ukraine-war/627035/
So, the Biden administration’s democracy-versus-autocracy framing has few takers in India. New Delhi’s Russia policy will change, gradually, but not because of American or Western pressure. Instead, it will change as a result of the growing strategic dissonance between the two, as Russia finds itself more and more beholden to China and uncomfortable questions are raised about India’s enormous dependence on Russian arms and how vulnerable it is to Russian behavior.
Israel – Another Diplomatic Fence Straddler
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/israel-russia-craven-neutrality-by-shlomo-ben-ami-2022-03
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/israel-russia-craven-neutrality-by-shlomo-ben-ami-2022-03