Biden made America great again after Trump and Republicans almost destroyed America in 2020/21. And Trump’s two greatest achievements took place in 2020–Trump surrendered to the Taliban and he developed the medical miracle Trumpcine. But in 2021 Trump’s supporters freaked out after he lost and refused to get vaccinated and pretended that 13 fallen soldiers was somehow worse than the 45 Trump lost in Afghanistan!?! So as great as Trump’s achievements were in 2020 his behavior in 2021 undermined those achievements by dividing America.
Still, Biden’s steady leadership helped us defeat Covid by February 2022 (Omicron helped) and Biden had two years of zero combat deaths. Biden also built on Trump’s energy agenda and made America energy dominant with a big assist from Putin. So how can America help the fact that we’ve grown so much stronger since 2020??
Unipolarity ia an American wish for America. This is not what the world wants or submit to. Time to start using your head Donald. If you pick the right partner you may be able to get a little of what you want. RUSSIA. Both countries are Europoean and can blend in with each other on many wants and issues.
To really enforce its diktat, the U.S. still needs the West Asian littoral, using a proxy network rather than a direct presence. The roles of Turkey and Syria—keys to world security—in this matrix are wild cards, given both sides’ role as balancers. Both play vital parts in energy and food crises. Yet Turkey’s reliance on Russian oil, natural gas, and nuclear power acts as a break on U.S. aims in Eurasia, given a lack of cheap substitutes to satisfy its needs (LNG and domestic sources alone will not suffice). Another issue is that Turkey’s politics are often at odds with its economics, such as its tense standoff with Israel, hostility to Assad, and role in arming Ukraine rather than siding with the Russia–Israel orbit. Russia’s pragmatic strategy is sometimes blind to the role of status or ideology in foreign policy.
Post-Assad Syria is a puzzle in itself, given its ties to both Turkey and the latter’s patron Qatar, which provide fuel to complement Western logistics (i.e., repairs to existing facilities, technology, etc.). Yet Syria also needs Russia to balance Israeli influence, while Russia views Syria as a node for grain shipments to Africa. Russia’s desire for good ties with Turkey ties in with its support for Syria’s unity, which to an extent clashes with Israel’s goals, pending a Syria–Israel security deal (that could perhaps involve a Russia-mediated ‘buffer zone’ near the Golan Heights, like that agreed on in 2017). The latter seems to be on its way, which could enable more U.S. influence limiting Russia’s in Syria. But Syria’s relation to Turkey’s long-term agenda is arguably of most concern to Russia, at least potentially.
I do notice a set of very mixed signals projected from America concerning unipolarity. In past decades there used to be some continuity from one administration to the next but this is over now. Within a year during Trump II we had seen rapid changes and u-turns on just about all important issues. While the US Navy is running around, overstretched on a planetary scale, Xi Jinping made his move for a full, unrestricted control in China. He has purged five of his top generals a week ago, an unprecedented move. What does Xi have on his mind? He wants to move in on Taiwan to help decide the issue of unipolarity, favoring his own nation.
I wonder how interested Xi actually is in Taiwan? What does he really gain by attacking and taking over the island? For China, taking over Taiwan would be like the dog chasing and catching the car. Now what do I do that I wasn't able to do before?
Strategically, China should be much more interested in expanding northward, up the Pacific and perhaps even into the Arctic ocean, if it could gain control of some of Russia's eastern territory.
What's happening in China. Probably a fight between several factions. Always the same, patriots vs compradores and also the usual useful morons.
It seems that in Russia, compradores are winning the day.
I said and thought lit of bad things about Strelkov and the bunch of so-called turbo-patriots but I end up thinking they were probably right since the beginning when they repeatedly said " too little, too late".
But was the russian society ready to the big fight? When you see 700 000 young Russians fleeing away after the 22/2/22, probably no.
We are speaking about Russia, not Ukraine. Stay focused.
It could be 10 millions Ukrainians gone, that would change nothing about the fact that 700 000 Russian fled and what that say about RUSSIAN society mind.
Actually there is very little daylight between Biden’s and Trump’s foreign policy. Trump is the one that surrendered to the Taliban and Biden increased the bounty on Maduro and Biden stuck with Trump’s Iran policy and let Netanyahu exterminate Israel’s enemies with no pushback after 10/7.
Biden made America great again after Trump and Republicans almost destroyed America in 2020/21. And Trump’s two greatest achievements took place in 2020–Trump surrendered to the Taliban and he developed the medical miracle Trumpcine. But in 2021 Trump’s supporters freaked out after he lost and refused to get vaccinated and pretended that 13 fallen soldiers was somehow worse than the 45 Trump lost in Afghanistan!?! So as great as Trump’s achievements were in 2020 his behavior in 2021 undermined those achievements by dividing America.
Still, Biden’s steady leadership helped us defeat Covid by February 2022 (Omicron helped) and Biden had two years of zero combat deaths. Biden also built on Trump’s energy agenda and made America energy dominant with a big assist from Putin. So how can America help the fact that we’ve grown so much stronger since 2020??
Unipolarity ia an American wish for America. This is not what the world wants or submit to. Time to start using your head Donald. If you pick the right partner you may be able to get a little of what you want. RUSSIA. Both countries are Europoean and can blend in with each other on many wants and issues.
War is on step door
If the US will be able to do this to the other "great powers" then they were never great powers to begin with.
The real question is what the Americans will do, which is to divide and conquer.
To really enforce its diktat, the U.S. still needs the West Asian littoral, using a proxy network rather than a direct presence. The roles of Turkey and Syria—keys to world security—in this matrix are wild cards, given both sides’ role as balancers. Both play vital parts in energy and food crises. Yet Turkey’s reliance on Russian oil, natural gas, and nuclear power acts as a break on U.S. aims in Eurasia, given a lack of cheap substitutes to satisfy its needs (LNG and domestic sources alone will not suffice). Another issue is that Turkey’s politics are often at odds with its economics, such as its tense standoff with Israel, hostility to Assad, and role in arming Ukraine rather than siding with the Russia–Israel orbit. Russia’s pragmatic strategy is sometimes blind to the role of status or ideology in foreign policy.
Post-Assad Syria is a puzzle in itself, given its ties to both Turkey and the latter’s patron Qatar, which provide fuel to complement Western logistics (i.e., repairs to existing facilities, technology, etc.). Yet Syria also needs Russia to balance Israeli influence, while Russia views Syria as a node for grain shipments to Africa. Russia’s desire for good ties with Turkey ties in with its support for Syria’s unity, which to an extent clashes with Israel’s goals, pending a Syria–Israel security deal (that could perhaps involve a Russia-mediated ‘buffer zone’ near the Golan Heights, like that agreed on in 2017). The latter seems to be on its way, which could enable more U.S. influence limiting Russia’s in Syria. But Syria’s relation to Turkey’s long-term agenda is arguably of most concern to Russia, at least potentially.
The US has numerous areas of leverage over both.
I do notice a set of very mixed signals projected from America concerning unipolarity. In past decades there used to be some continuity from one administration to the next but this is over now. Within a year during Trump II we had seen rapid changes and u-turns on just about all important issues. While the US Navy is running around, overstretched on a planetary scale, Xi Jinping made his move for a full, unrestricted control in China. He has purged five of his top generals a week ago, an unprecedented move. What does Xi have on his mind? He wants to move in on Taiwan to help decide the issue of unipolarity, favoring his own nation.
" What does Xi have on his mind? "
A better question is " What did the 5 generals have on their minds ?"
I wonder how interested Xi actually is in Taiwan? What does he really gain by attacking and taking over the island? For China, taking over Taiwan would be like the dog chasing and catching the car. Now what do I do that I wasn't able to do before?
Strategically, China should be much more interested in expanding northward, up the Pacific and perhaps even into the Arctic ocean, if it could gain control of some of Russia's eastern territory.
Taiwan opens up the whole Pacific ocean to China. Look on the map.
[ROFLOL} Whew...
I would be ROFLOL also, IF I asked such a dumb obvious question. SMH
Yes, I ask myself the same question.
What's happening in China. Probably a fight between several factions. Always the same, patriots vs compradores and also the usual useful morons.
It seems that in Russia, compradores are winning the day.
I said and thought lit of bad things about Strelkov and the bunch of so-called turbo-patriots but I end up thinking they were probably right since the beginning when they repeatedly said " too little, too late".
But was the russian society ready to the big fight? When you see 700 000 young Russians fleeing away after the 22/2/22, probably no.
Lets be fair. How many Ukrainians have fled ?
We are speaking about Russia, not Ukraine. Stay focused.
It could be 10 millions Ukrainians gone, that would change nothing about the fact that 700 000 Russian fled and what that say about RUSSIAN society mind.
Actually there is very little daylight between Biden’s and Trump’s foreign policy. Trump is the one that surrendered to the Taliban and Biden increased the bounty on Maduro and Biden stuck with Trump’s Iran policy and let Netanyahu exterminate Israel’s enemies with no pushback after 10/7.