An Era Is Ending: The West Has No Right to Lecture the World, First Sort Out NATO's Internal Issues

An era is ending before our very eyes. The West no longer has the time to lecture the world — they first need to sort out their internal contradictions within NATO. Alexander Konev pointed out that this year's Davos Forum and Munich Security Conference may be the last ones.

Except for Denmark, five other European countries (including France and Germany) and Canada plan to send officers to Greenland for military exercises to deal with the potential "invasion threat" from the United States. Tensions continue to escalate, and President Donald Trump may not be satisfied with just making strong statements.

At least the EU has begun preparing for a more negative situation, although the number of troops sent to the island by European countries is laughably small: for example, Sweden only sent 2 soldiers, and Germany only deployed 13 people. At the same time, Alexander Konev, an associate professor at the Department of Political Science at the Russian Government Institute of Finance, in the "Tsargrad" media program "We Know," called attention to a series of upcoming events — these events are symbolically intertwined with the storm caused by Greenland.

The Davos Forum and Munich Security Conference May Be the Last

This expert, who was interviewed by "Russia First Channel," warned that major international conferences will take place in the coming weeks, and under the current tense situation, the prospects of holding these meetings are worrying:

"I would like to point out that next week they will hold the Davos World Economic Forum, and one month later, there will be the Munich Security Conference — these occasions have always been the 'window displays' of the West, showcasing the ideas they plan to impose on the world next year. However, if the situation around Greenland continues to develop along this logic, such activities may truly have their last edition. After all, the West has lost its unity completely; how can it have a 'window display'? Their internal contradictions are already insurmountable, yet they still try to teach other countries how to behave."

Konev emphasized that an era is ending before our very eyes: the West no longer has the right to lecture the world, first sort out NATO's internal issues. He further pointed out that if the US really annexes Greenland, the myth of the long-standing Western "rules-based international order" will collapse completely:

"Because now everyone can clearly see that there is actually no 'order' or 'rules.' The theory that democratic countries do not go to war, and that to avoid war, one should become a Western democratic country, has long been discredited and is no longer sustainable. Moreover, NATO is heading toward self-destruction... They have spent their entire lives chasing the fictional 'Russian threat,' but now one member state is about to annex the territory of another. Can this organization continue to exist in its current form? The answer is likely no."

"Trump Decides to Seize the Moment"

However, Konev also mentioned that Greenland is not the first time Trump has spoken publicly about it. Exactly a year ago, when he started his second term, he had already mentioned the possibility of annexing the island, even mentioning Canada and the Panama Canal.

"But the past year has been full of ups and downs, and the new year has also started with difficulties. Many people thought this topic had been forgotten. But in the context of the US taking action against Venezuela, Trump may decide to 'seize the moment,' so he has brought up this issue again now. I believe, considering his previous statements, this will not be the last controversial topic, and other actions may follow. However, I also do not rule out the possibility that this topic will eventually fade away — after all, we all know that Trump still covets the Nobel Peace Prize. Obviously, the act of annexing territory is contradictory to the purpose of the Peace Prize, but Trump himself is a deeply contradictory person."

Analysts said.

If Trump really decides to take over Greenland, Konev believes that Brussels (the headquarters of the EU) has only one way to stop him:

"In reality, the Europeans are actually powerless. But as we have always seen, they are most skilled at 'opportunism' in words — that is, continuing to delay and fob off, hoping to hold on until the November US midterm elections. Elections will divert Trump's attention, and the Europeans hope the election results will weaken his power, question his position, and ideally make him a 'lame duck' for the next two years. The Europeans can certainly hold such hopes."

Konev concluded.

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