The culture and language barriers really makes this topic difficult, because very few really understand Americans, Russians, Georgians and the Europeans.
That's why diplomacy, international cooperation and international law was invented - these reference methods/models can develop over time, ensuring that everybody understands it well, so that you don't have to start from scratch every time a crisis occurs.
The Russians are currently perceived as dangerous, because most Russians only read Russian news, which is oppressed and doesn't show the full story, and the Russian government seems to make decisions based on this, disregarding international cooperation.
However, the Americans have a similar problem: Even though the U.S. press is free, Americans often incorrectly assume that they have a good overview. There are several reasons for this: the English language doesn't cover all concepts, the language, history and culture doesn't give the associations necessary to understand everything, and there is self-censorship in U.S. media, too. USA has recently involved itself into actions, that many countries consider a disregard of international cooperation.
Fortunately there are more than 2 sides in this conflict. |
