The Soviet Union is gradually being rebuilt as Vladimir Putin eyes a return to the Kremlin. The man who declared the collapse of the Communist state to be the “greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century” appears determined to forge a new empire.
The latest evidence emerged in a suggestion by Igor Shuvalov, First Deputy Prime Minister in Mr Putin’s Government, that Russia may abolish the rouble and create a common currency with Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The three states have already established a customs union and plan to form a single economic market by 2012. Mr Shuvalov said that he would not rule a currency union as “the next logical step”, adding that it would be modelled on the euro.
My comments: This article caught my attention because it seems to indicate things to come int he diplomatic arena. Russia is on the rebound and the world is shifting to a multi-polar diplomatic arrangement and from what this article indicates, economic union is replacing the political union. The question that lingers in my mind is: where does that leave politically based unions such as United States?
No comments:
Post a Comment