President Afwerki was right about International Relations all along and he’s finally seeing his vision of a fairer world order enter into fruition, which is why he deserves appreciation from everyone. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki just paid his first-ever visit to Russia since the establishment of bilateral relations three decades ago, which follows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s trip to this Horn of Africa country in late January. That visit was also the first in their history and was analyzed
"...the US calculated that it’s better to contain his country than to cooperate with it."
I'd like (you and everyone else) to reassess the word 'contain' in this context. I think what it actually means is 'dismember', with a view to reassembling in a manner better suited to those who have dismembered it; or 'destroy', with no plans to enable any future growth.
'Contain', as in 'policy of containment', seems so coy, indeed disingenuous. Why are we still using it?
"...the US calculated that it’s better to contain his country than to cooperate with it."
I'd like (you and everyone else) to reassess the word 'contain' in this context. I think what it actually means is 'dismember', with a view to reassembling in a manner better suited to those who have dismembered it; or 'destroy', with no plans to enable any future growth.
'Contain', as in 'policy of containment', seems so coy, indeed disingenuous. Why are we still using it?