World Threats

Russian President Medvedev is proposing that the presidential terms be increased to six years, which could allow Putin to come back into power if Medvedev resigned in 2009. A Russian paper claims that Medvedev is planning various constitution changes, and then will resign, allowing Putin to return to power and remain in office for a very, very long time, as two 6-year terms would allow him to be president from 2009 to 2021.

 I’ve long warned that demographic changes and the nature of Russia’s anti-American leadership, which seeks to centralize control as much as possible, could cause hyper-nationalism and aggressive foreign policies. If Medvedev is truly planning a move of this kind, then we may be looking at the transformation of Russia into a fascist-lite state.