Why does Trump claim he can end the war in Ukraine in ten minutes? Many assumptions can be made, and they all are just hypotheses. Let’s assume that Russia, China, and most of the BRICS countries present an alternative hegemonic ruling élite to the one that dominated the West in the last century or so. For a long time, the Euro-Atlantic elite (or oligarchy) believed it could maintain global dominance by co-opting leaders from emerging countries. These leaders were flattered to enter the Euro-Atlantic dominating elite, no matter if they were in a lower rank. The open-minded Western elite invited […]