Jeffrey Sachs had a ringside seat with Russia since Gorbachev and Yeltsin times. He has been involved in in economic development issues as an advisor to various country from Poland and Russia to Latin America. As far as I can see, his record is mixed. The response fromWashington to his suggestions were positive in the case Poland and negative in the case of Russia, he says. He attributes this to the influence of neocons. In the discussion there is not much about the attitude of other Eastern European countries; the role of nationalism as well as the attitude of the nations to the then attractive side of western life. Module this, it seems to correspond to the opinions of various people like Douglas Macegregor, Alexander Mercouris, Scott Ritter and others that we have been following. The general feel is now Russia has an upper hand and cannot really loose unless there are unexpected developments like nuclear options.
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