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Owen Jones: Western decline stems from elite greed, not migrants or 'woke'

Jones details ignored warnings from Cold War era

1 Sep 24 3:00 AM · 3d ago · 5 posts · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 1 of 1

Jones recounts the story of Wayne Merry, a US diplomat at the Moscow embassy who in spring 1994 sent a dissenting cable warning that economic shock therapy in Russia would fail and strengthen extremists—advice that made him an outcast in the foreign policy establishment and went unheeded.

Jones details ignored warnings from Cold War era
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“What struck me while researching the book was how often people had seen what was coming – and how little difference their warnings had made.”

Owen Jones

Owen Jones Guardian columnist, authorWayne Merry Former US diplomat, Moscow embassy

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