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Is OTAN dead? Will something of a conflict start between Europe and the USA within the next few years (with all the IT and economic consequences this would hav
by Juliate 2y ago
Is OTAN dead?
Will something of a conflict start between Europe and the USA within the next few years (with all the IT and economic consequences this would have for european markets...)?
Are we basically left with 3 authoritarian empires in play: USA, Russia, China, each with critical different weaknesses they will want to use against the other?
- belter 2y agoHere is something in the way of that history track: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_de_dissuasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_de_dissuasion
- krapp 2y ago>Are we basically left with 3 authoritarian empires in play: USA, Russia, China, each with critical different weaknesses they will want to use against the other? Insert the "it always has been" meme here. Except there aren't 3 authoritarian empires at play. Neither Russia nor China really seem interested in expansionism beyond their immediate sphere of influence (which, to be fair, describes the regional land grabs Trump seems to be threatening) and both are outclassed by the US military by orders of magnitude. It makes people more comfortable to believe they live in a multipolar world, because that implies global stability through force and counterforce, but there is only one authoritarian empire in the world of note and that is the US. The Western world is just getting a taste of what it's been like for everyone else to deal with the knife-edge of Pax Americana. Just a few idle threats from Trump are enough to scare everyone, wait until the missiles darken your skies because the US has decided to "liberate" your resources from you.
- Juliate 2y ago> The Western world is just getting a taste of... Granted, good point, it feels exactly like that.