Nuclear-armed authoritarians and rogue nation hosts are the greatest danger to global security. The challenge is how to reach subjugated populations with the truth and to inspire revolts against them.
The Putin-Russian situation presents the opportunity to determine if extreme economic sanctions can thwart totalitarian aggression against sovereign neighbors. It requires united and disciplined actions by the free-world nations. The test is to see if the free-nations remain united for a sufficient time to undermine Putin's authority.
My concern is that it isn't Putin alone that is the Russian problem. It is the system of governance that supports the authoritarian rule.
Can a nation born in communism as a style of government change its economic and political model sufficiently to support the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The answer is that people must determine their direction, and that process requires vision, leadership, values, and a standard. Nation-building begins with citizens, and the outcome is never inevitable.
The immediate goals of the free world include:
- Promotion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Sustaining free-world alliances such as NATO
- Supporting nuclear disarmament and global regulation
- Sanctioning all authoritarian regimes and their host nations with economic isolation
- Offering incentives for governments to change and improve by rejecting authoritarian leadership and embracing democratic freedom
Maintaining a solid and superior military defense is essential to enabling progress.
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