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13 March 2026, 20:00

‘Wildly cynical, but very rational.’ Expert gives his take on U.S. strategy

MINSK, 12 March (BelTA) - Wildly cynical, but very rational, geostrategist Andrei Shkolnikov said as he described the U.S. strategy in a recent episode of the V Teme [On Point] project on BelTA’s YouTube channel.
In his opinion, America's steps at the current stage represent a planned and calculated policy. “Absolutely meticulously planned, brutally cynical, yet highly rational. Of course, you could say I'm rationalizing, trying to find some meaning in it. But the logic is obvious. Back in the late 2010s, I was outlining scenarios, strategies, and plots for various players [on the world stage.] to understand where they might be heading and what options there are. Even then, the United States had, roughly speaking, three basic strategies. Under Biden, it was one option. Under Trump - the first and second terms - other options. And he is clearly and deliberately moving to break the situation,” the geostrategist said.

The current situation proves this. “What they are doing in the Persian Gulf is, from the perspective of the United States, the optimal instrument. It is controlled chaos. They are operating at the pace they need,” Andrei Shkolnikov emphasized. 
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