A passing of a cold warrior, Leonid Vladimirovich Shebarshin

This post by Milt Bearden over on Foreign Policy caught my eye this afternoon as I was browsing the web. While probably not the most positive way to restart this blog, it does maybe bookend a chapter in history that in a somewhat very vague way is a repeat of past history. I can't help but wonder as another chapter closes on Afghanistan, what new challenges faces us? Clearly the US Government believes the its future focus lies in the pacific rim. Maybe it does, but with all that goes on in Central Asia and the near abroad, I can't help but wonder if our attention will be drawn back there. Will it be a repeat of the Cold War? Doubtful, but one still wonders what challenges for the US and Europe will emerge as the old "frozen conflicts" continue in the warming, flowing waters of the modern world. Sphere: Related Content