The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Vladimir Putin fits The Strategist archetype through cold prioritisation and long-horizon state calculation. His KGB background honed a pattern-recognition instinct for vulnerability, applied in turn to neutralising independent media, subordinating regional governors, and converting European energy dependency into geopolitical leverage.
“Therefore, it is so crucial that today we are reviewing meaningful and practical matters related to the fight against “piracy in the twenty-first century” with the intention of more efficiently countering transnational crime and preventing the use of seas and oceans for criminal purposes.”
UN Security Council9 August 2021Source ↗
“Most importantly, it is an essential and unique instrument that helps prevent unilateral actions that may result in a direct military confrontation between major States, and provides an opportunity to seek compromise or at least avoid solutions that would be completely unacceptable to others and act within the framework of international l…”
UN General Assembly24 September 2020
“What is needed is respect for the choice of the people of the Donbas region, genuine consideration of their interests and rights and their engagement in devising the key elements of the country’s political structure, in line with the Minsk agreements that will guarantee that Ukraine can develop as a civilized State and an essential link i…”
UN General Assembly24 September 2015
“I would like to thank the Prime Minister, as the current President of the United Nations Security Council, for initiating this session of the Council to discuss such a significant and sensitive issue, namely, modern challenges and threats to maritime security.”
UN Security Council9 August 2021Source ↗
THE RECORD IS CHECKABLE