Chris Nineham on why being neutral wont stop a war, and why activists in the West must direct our campaigning at our own governments - The US and its allies form the big power bloc in play in the region. Not only do they have a massive advantage in firepower, but they are on the offensive in the region, and have been for decades. This is crucial to understanding the origins of the current crisis. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Nato has been enlarging to the east. Twelve countries in Eastern Europe and the Baltic have joined Nato since 1991, despite an agreement between the US and Russia that countries in the Russian Federation would not be pulled in to the Western orbit.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:46:09 +0000