There are lessons to be taken by the Muslims in their attempt to re-establish common leadership for all Muslims in the world to enforce Islamic Sharia law and expands the message of Islam to all corners of the world, in the midst of Russia revival in the world's politics.
In the early 1990s Russia was a defeated nation. Soviet Union, which made Russia as a superpower, then collapsed and left it as a country, which for the next decade was also destroyed because of corruption and capitalist forces. Then the country was losing a lot of territory. Its economy was collapsing while the military became very weak. Many of Russia's natural resources, including oil and gas were then sold to private sector and foreign companies because it needed a lot of money. But on this day, under Vladimir Putin, Russia is pursuing nationalistic ambitions and foreign policy more aggressively and once again trying to fulfill its interests, again. The new foreign policy has brought Russia into political conflict with the West, and has brought it to the possibility of a new cold war.
The deteriorating relationship which just happened was between Russia and Britain. In January 2006, Russia accused Britain of conspiring with Russian NGOs doing spying on Russia. Although Britain denied it , but the observers interpreted it as a Russia program to reduce foreign influence in the country and taking a more assertive stance by the Russian government , regardless of whether this was true or not.
In September 2006, Russia began pressing the British oil company -- Shell -- to pull out of the oil and gas business in Siberia, a project worth US$ 20 million. The murder of Alexander Litvenko began with the poisoning of former KGB spy in November 2006.
This could be seen as a response to Russian pressure on U.K.'s oil and gas interests. This incident was used by U.K. to increase international pressure on Russia and to tell Russia about its political power in the world.
In this issue, Russia refused to take responsibility, and separately the state responded by again attacking the UK's energy interests. When Alexander Litvinenko died, poisoned, while the British media increased the pressure over Russia, in December 2006, Russia successfully forced Shell to hand over control of the Sakhalin-2 scheme to Gazprom, a Russian energy company.
Because the act of humiliation and accusations waged between the two countries due to Litvenko's murder, then the other competitor came to appear. In January 2007, Vladimir Putin publicly stated opposition over American plans to install the missile defense system in Poland and Czech Republic. Although Russia had done this in the past, but confidence in the power recovery openly shown at the summit of security issues in Munich in February 2007. Putin openly and vigorously attacked America because of the U.S. colonialism action in the world. He declared it as a threat, not only for Russia but also for global security. By doing such actions Russia had risen as a player in the world. It began with its feud with the United States, in terms of Kosovo independence.
At that time Russia defended Serbia because of the entanglement of religion and ethnic relations. By attempting to block Kosovo's independence, Russia tried to defend Serbs while maintaining influence in the region. While Russia's relations with the Balkan recognized, it became clear why the United States and its allies, NATO attacked Serbia in 1999. Nothing else to break the Russian stranglehold on the region to weaken its allies, rather than to protect the Muslims in Kosovo as they claimed. Such actions are part of a plan that continues to hold up to destroy Russia into pieces so that the U.S. enemy is gone forever and it can take enormous resources for its own self.
But Russia used various ways to regain its power. In May 2007, for the first time in years Russia flew the long-range bombers up almost into the realm of England. This was an ordinary action in the Cold War, when Russia tested the opponents defense system. Following this incident, in the next two months Russia could force BP to sell its majority stake in Kovykta giant gas field to Gazprom, thus it could increase its control over natural resources belong to its own. Also in June 2007, Russia revealed the original purpose of the U.S. missile defense system while offering Americans to build and maintain the defense system. The U.S. did not respond to a proposal by Russia's cooperation, while trying to show that the missile defense system was also intended for the benefit of Russia. In July 2007, Russia announced that it would terminate its participation in important European weapons treaty. In early August there was a massive expulsion of diplomats by both Russian and English. Their relationship continued to deteriorate.
All of it resulted in the expansion of military power undertaken by Russia. In August 2007, Russia conducted a large-scale war games with China and Central Asian countries which performed under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Exercise was interpreted as either a warning sent by Russia and China to the U.S. and as a show of force over America. Putin also ordered for resumption of Russia patrol bombers armed by nuclear weapons worldwide. The bombers - at this point - would continue their flight training in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. At Cold War time, Russian bombers also flew near a U.S. military base on the island of Guam, the Pacific Ocean. The latest development is that Russia has announced an increase in its defense budget of US$ 200 billion to modernize its military strength.
It is clear to see once again that Russia is in conflict with the West ranging from politics to economics. Analysis of recent events is not a new front. But this is a long struggle with a new reality, while each country dictates its actions due to personal interests.
After the Soviet Union collapse, Russia was weak from loss of political system that became its guide. Over the next 16 years, Russia was in a state of chaos, until Vladimir Putin was able to restore political stability in Russia. Russia's growing power and influence is directly related to the fact that under Putin, the power and authority of the central government has become a more centralized decision-making body. Then, the government further consolidated with the rising prices of oil and gas the world, which has helped to stabilize Russia economy and provide funds to modernize. Russia knows that in order to be heard on the world political scene, then the country should have a strong military force. Therefore, the state then reinforce its armed forces.
Thus, it is clear from a brief review over reality which is happening at the moment: that the alignments in the world has been divided. Most follow their own interests and using the political and the influence of natural resources to achieve their goals.
When Russia expelled British oil companies, the country's inviting French oil company -- Total -- to work together. Russia used its natural resources to divide Western countries and to break their unity.
Reemergence of Russia as a world power is good news for the Caliphate that will soon stand. Although Russia is a country of tyrants, which have shed the blood of innocent Muslims in Chechnya and other places , but its revival will break the U.S. stranglehold on the world. Coupled with the rise of China, the world is moving away from the situation where America is so powerful in many parts of the world and where the force necessary to balance each other and limit each other.
Previously the countries in the world by simply directed to a particular direction , at this time these countries will be split between the different camps, where their interests also separate. This means not only that the Caliphate future will be in a better bargaining position to form alliances/ treaties and plays those countries, but also the countries will split their attention and resources of the Caliphate and also stay away from each other.
This is the reality in today's world : only the interests that will dictate the actions of nations. There is no eternal friends and enemies for a country. It is a myth that the Caliphate's future will be attacked by all the countries in the world shortly after its founding, because God allows it. The world nations will be forced to concede sovereignty as a legitimate state. The Western countries should continue their business and trade, and also to open up new opportunities in the Caliphate Sovereignty. As it happens now that the Russia is trying to highlight its own country through natural resources and improve its political position in the world although countries in the world such as U.S. hates it. So, that's the Caliphate rule will do the same political maneuvering to achieve its goals.
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