The US apparently thinks that the threat of secondary sanctions on China will deter the Sino-Russian relationship but that is wishful thinking. Both China and Russia realize that their survival depends on their close relationship, so the US is faced with fighting a two-front war with nuclear-armed peer or near-peer adversaries and land war in Asia, where Russia and China have the strategic advantage.
Military power is dependent on industrial development, and energy is the lifeblood of industry. The history of modern geopolitics and geostrategy is that of trying to dominate energy resources. This is a chief strength of the Sino-Russian relationship. Together they are self-sufficient in resources, industry and technology, and energy in particular.
NEO
Sino-Russia Energy Deals to Defeat US/NATO Expansionism
NEO
Sino-Russia Energy Deals to Defeat US/NATO Expansionism
Salman Rafi Sheikh
https://journal-neo.org/2022/02/22/sino-russia-energy-deals-to-defeat-us-nato-expansionism/
Economic survival is priority #1.
ReplyDeleteNuclear deterrent (MAD) takes care of expansionism fantasies.
Now, if only there were infinite sources of energy...
^supplies of energy
ReplyDeleteNo climate nutters over there…
ReplyDeleteWithout energy use, infrastructure degrades and people start dying.
ReplyDeleteYes but if the icebergs melt then the water is going to come up and we could drown…
ReplyDeleteImmediate concerns always come first.
ReplyDeleteI wish but no… Dems going to blame price increases due to their ESG policy on their go to scapegoat “Russia!”….
ReplyDeleteThat might help them pick up one vote... from Sean Hannity.
ReplyDeleteDems are doomed...
The Squad pushes back.
ReplyDeleteThe Squad will deliver the far-left response to Biden's State of the Union: Rashida Tlaib chosen to react to President's Tuesday address for the progressives with Democrats increasingly divided