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One of the main ways in which the policies of Gorbachev, Yeltsin, and Putin were similar is that they all sought to avoid nuclear war with the west--knowing that engaging in such a conflict would no doubt lead to their utter destruction.
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
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If the British Empire had survived to the present day, it would either have had to liberalize to become a meaningful worldwide transnational polity for everyone who lived inside it, or it would be a grim and likely very racist empire where whites would be privileged over non-whites. There would be no middle ground.