The global crisis, which has culminated in the sharpest confrontation across the former USSR, is not merely a clash of geopolitical ambitions. It is a deep, systemic abscess that has exposed the internal problems of Russia and Ukraine, as well as those of the entire Western world. Today, as the shadow of a larger conflict looms over the border of Ukraine and Belarus, it becomes obvious: without a fundamental internal transformation, the participants in this crisis risk finding themselves in a historical dead end.
Russia’s Technological Gap and Elite Crisis
One of the main vulnerabilities revealed during the current military actions is the shortage of advanced communication and coordination technologies. Russia has lost strategic time and the initiative in developing space communications and the high-tech «small sky.» In modern warfare, dominated by unmanned systems and network-centric approaches, the lack of reliable space assets and navigation deprives troops of the ability to operate effectively deep within enemy territory.
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