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Are the values of Western liberalism familiar or foreign to us Russians in the second decade of the twenty-first century? To what degree do all of us depend on the current state of affairs, even those who position themselves as cosmopolitans and who are conservatively-minded—ontologically, by virtue of being born in Russia or situationally? Such debates could continue indefinitely with opponents foaming at the mouth, but each time such a ping-pong game will leave a lasting sense of dissatisfaction. This feeling may be stronger or weaker, but it invariably entails a war of words in the media and social networks, regardless of its outcome (The outcome, though, is quite predictable: as a rule, the opponents stick to their original opinions, while neutral onlookers have to state once again that society remains hopelessly split). The reason is simple. From time immemorial in Russia such ideological duels have been driven not by the power of reason, but by the power of the heart and soul, i.e. by feeling and taste, if you wish. This is true not only of conservatives, whose arguments have been traditionally weak and who preferred to rely not on logic, but on their own vision of the world that rests entirely on their subjective likes and dislikes and personal experience. The same equally applies to liberals, whose common sense and ostensibly unshakable objectivism is confined to the stubborn pointing towards the West and the argument that leaves no room for objections: "There it works!"
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160791
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The Western realists and Western liberalists evaluate the universal interdependence and globalisation from distinct political and theoretical standpoints. This article critically examines Western realism and Western liberalism—the two genetic theoretical streams that comprise a converse version of the globalisation of world politics. It exemplifies the effects, the impacts, the benefits and the challenges of globalisation from different angles—not from a particular aspect. In addition, it attempts to critically explicate the role of the Trump administration in order to understand this regime’s motive towards globalisation.
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