How the Ukraine War is transforming the world's geopolitical systems and what must be done...
The Ukraine War and the World's Increasingly Dangerous Geopolitical Landscape
With its 2010 Out of Area Doctrine and accumulation of"partner" nations, NATO became a global alliance. In addition, countries like Columbia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand are deepening their integration with NATO. Germany, France, and Britain have joined the U.S. and Japan in South China Sea maritime operations.
With 2018 National Defense Strategy, essentially reiterated by Biden, the U.S. prioritized competition with other great powers, with China as the Pentagon's"pacing" challenge. The goal: maintain the U.S. competitive advantage and ensure that U,S. military capabilities can defeat China in a war. It mandates increased funding for advanced and nuclear weapons, massive investments in high-tech. The Strategy led to the creation of the QUAD semi-alliance and the AUKUS alliance.
Japan's leaders have signaled that in case of a war for Taiwan, Tokyo's military would join the fight. In violation of Japan's peace constitution, Tokyo—already a significant military power—is also moving to double its military spending and to develop conventional first-strike capabilities. Across the water, the Korean government is seeking the return of U.S. nuclear weapons to reinforce extended deterrence.
Another critical uncertainty is who will rule the United States. Noam Chomsky recently wrote that"It's quite incredible what's going on… I've never experienced such utter irrationality and conformism." Democrats have become a war party and are seemingly powerless to control inflation.
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