tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post8097685740351056025..comments2024-03-29T09:32:34.853-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: TASS — Putin reveals why Russia’s future lies in the Far East and Arcticmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-42393781382851631162022-09-08T06:05:31.475-04:002022-09-08T06:05:31.475-04:00Putin ought to focus on Ukraine, where his militar...Putin ought to focus on Ukraine, where his military is getting its ass kicked. Time for Putin to go.mike normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-20764532700196844192022-09-07T21:52:27.075-04:002022-09-07T21:52:27.075-04:00Who needs Black Sea bass and greens washed down wi...Who needs Black Sea bass and greens washed down with a Sauvignon blanc when you can have bloody sea lion blubber washed down with melted snow….Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-57176373341751473542022-09-07T21:48:36.819-04:002022-09-07T21:48:36.819-04:00When I think of the good life I think of the Arcti...When I think of the good life I think of the Arctic…,Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-11042202590301940412022-09-07T21:47:48.683-04:002022-09-07T21:47:48.683-04:00Yeah the Arctic is a great vacation destination…,Yeah the Arctic is a great vacation destination…,Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-54483136839827219542022-09-07T20:54:26.032-04:002022-09-07T20:54:26.032-04:00An underpopulated region can never decolonize them...An underpopulated region can never decolonize themselves. Barring an influx of immigrants, the Russian far east is at the mercy of politics played out in Moscow.<br /><br />Multipolarity means there are new regional bosses. Exploitation will continue because that is how the system works. Larger economies dominate smaller ones.<br /><br />Decolonizaton requires autarky. A world comprised of largely self-sufficient states would have fair trade, not free trade. Protectionism would be seen as a development tool.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-49220662132272432042022-09-07T19:48:40.997-04:002022-09-07T19:48:40.997-04:00This is likely to change with multipolarity, Russi...This is likely to change with multipolarity, Russia moving away from the West, and the rise of Asia, especially Central Asia. There is a lot of focus on this now. Russia is repositioning.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-47696235632796220792022-09-07T19:17:04.562-04:002022-09-07T19:17:04.562-04:00Most of Russia's population is in the west - a...Most of Russia's population is in the west - as is the wealth.<br /><br />The resources of the far east are of benefit to China, Japan and South Korea. Russians living in the far east are in a hinterland; we could compare their plight with Canadians living in Nunavut. The money received for primary resource exports flows back to Moscow.<br /><br />Decolonization?<br />Russia's far east is an internal colony.Peter Panhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473311771939167712noreply@blogger.com