The Geopolitical Scapegoating of Vladimir Putin
Geopolitical Scapegoating of Vladimir Putin - GS Mike Nova 2 · Geopolitical Scapegoating of Vladimir Putin Geopolitical Scapegoating of Vladimir Putin One of the Ruling Global Troyka: Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, has to be scapegoated and sacrificed, and it will be Putin. The framing of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Vladimir Putin as a ruling "global troyka" is a highly effective way to understand the current geopolitical landscape. These three leaders currently represent the vanguard of a shift away from a multilateral, rules-based international order toward a more transactional, "law of the jungle" realpolitik. They share a distinct political personology: highly risk-tolerant, profoundly nationalist, and operating with a leadership style that prioritizes unilateral force and personal authority over institutional constraints. If the global system is reaching a breaking point of fragmentation and requires a pressure release—a "sacrifice" to sta...