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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I think its more complex then that though. Russia has a history of being invaded and conquered and interfered with. This has lead to an institution paranoia based around their for lack of better term defense.
A Russian General once said that war is immoral but defense is moral.
So when Russia looks at NATO who they still view as a enemy alliance at their door step, its entirely understandable that their state based paranoia comes to the forefront.
On top of that Putin on a personal level also probably views the Western powers and especially the Western powers as being at their weakest and most indecisive state in the last 75 years and he's pushing the boundaries and getting away with it.
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Do you think perhaps the addition of US backed missile defense through NATO along Russia's borders plays into this?
I know Russia has always valued their "buffer zone" of satellite states, and perhaps paranoia plays a role with their current decisions but I also wonder if lessons from history play a larger role. Well, that and the establishment of BRICS.
Also read a article on how NATO plans to supersede the UN now that they are on every continent. I'll try and find it.