Mark Albertson, who is well known to DMA members as an entertaining and informative speaker and historian, will talk about the current Russo-Ukrainian War, a conflict that goes beyond the parochial confines of Putin seeking a greater Russia. It is round 3,855 in a progression that started in 1763 and is often called “The Great Game.” Today, the Great Game features the United States, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Japan.
The chessboard is the Eurasian landmass, the Middle East, Africa, and Central and South America. For these areas are where critical resources are to be found and mined: oil, gas, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, iron ore, manganese, titanium, lithium, etc. It is this ongoing quest for resources, financial domination, and political primacy that continues to fuel conflict in the region.