Germany, Europe and the crisis

This paper will put forward a number of economic considerations raised by the Russia-Ukraine conflict with the external strong participation, on the side of the latter, of the United States and its NATO allies. We begin with some observations regarding the United States, followed by the evaluation of the European context. The essay ends with a discussion of Eurasia, Russia included, in the framework of the dynamics opened up by the BRICS countries. Points of view rather than conclusions are offered, because the future cannot be predicted in any meaningful way.