The ongoing conflict in Ukraine poses threat to globalization and may create a major “division” in the world, Josep Borrell believesThat this is state as new thinking is incredible. Has Borrell been under a rock all the while this has been going on? Did he miss hearing about Putin and Xi announcing a strategic partnership in Beijing during the Olympics? It's a fait accompli, largely as a result of 1) US foreign policy statements about global hegemony, 2) NATO expansion eastward to Russia's borders, 3) US mounting in first-strike capability in Eastern Europe, and 4) Obama's pivot to Asia.
The Ukrainian crisis and the West’s reaction to could “push” Russia towards China, the EU’s foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell warned as he spoke during the opening session of the Doha Forum on Saturday.
Doing so could lead to creation of a major rift between the global north and south, the diplomat said, stressing that such a scenario should be avoided.
“One of the bad consequences of what’s happening is that we can push Russia to China, and we can create a division between the global south-east and the global north-west,” Borrell stated.…
West must avoid ‘pushing’ Russia towards China, top EU diplomat [Josep Borrell] says
This joining of Russia and China would be happening regardless anyway. China needs Russian resources and technological expertise to avoid dependence on the West and potential isolation by the US 7th Fleet (as Japan learned prior to WWII). Russia needs Chinese markets to avoid being dependent on Europe. It's a marriage made in heaven economically and strategically – independent of current events. Add US foreign policy and current events, and it is a no brainer.
ReplyDeleteThing that worry me Tom,
ReplyDeleteIt is clearly now a one party nation state. Anybody who can't see that cleary hasn't been paying attention.
Geopolitics and foreign policy demands it.
You can trace it back to vietnem and the peace protests. From outsourcing shoulders to private enterprise, hiring local right wing fanatics to do the dirty work. They haven't been honest with the American people.
They been at war under different guises to avoid the political consequences for years as the American people are sick of the endless wars. Really why Trump beat Hillary.
Now,since the American people have sat back and allowed this one party nation state to entrench itself. Lost their backbone and put all their efforts into fighting each other ( black v white- right v liberal).
Can you really see America being 2nd or 3rd best ?
When the letters L are made using fingers if you aren't number 1 at anything embedded in the culture.
I can't.
Watching these psychopaths up close for a month . I get the impression they would rather destroy it all. If they can't be number 1. Act like an immature child.
My view is as America is a very young country and learned very little in it's very youthful existence. It needs a heavy defeat on the world stage. It needs to learn that you can't just March all over the place.
Like any bully taught a severe lesson. They need to mature and learn what it feels like to be a victim.
Before the world will be able to move on in the right direction. Become like star trek.
They also need to change the national anthem. They are no longer the home of the brave and the land of the free. If there is a god the last thing it would do is bless this war monger. It probably wouldn't even piss on it if it was on fire.
A large part of the world has to turn on America and say enough is enough. Force it to mature. Or it will destroy everything if it can't be no 1.
At this present time it is a teenager and acting like one.
2022 Nominee for Captain Oblivious has been submitted.
ReplyDeleteLike any bully taught a severe lesson. They need to mature and learn what it feels like to be a victim.
ReplyDeleteNot gonna happen as long as the Ukies are taking the lumps.
It has to come at the expense of the US military e.g. having an aircraft carrier sunk.
The American people have to shoulder a lot of the blame Tom.
ReplyDeleteFighting with each other for years and failing to recognise who the real enemy is.
The government is not your friend, it has turned into a psychopathic monster simmering with fascist beliefs. Money has replaced the vote.
" Not gonna happen as long as the Ukies are taking the lumps.
ReplyDeleteIt has to come at the expense of the US military e.g. having an aircraft carrier sunk. "
Too dangerous a teenager will lash out.
Countries need to get together say stop enough is enough. Reign in their ambitions politically and on the diplomatic side of things. Remove the vetos they have at the UN.
With far-reaching institutional restructuring of the international financial system, world trade, a world court, and a UN without US veto power. And such an institutional reformation requires an economic doctrine to provide its basic principles. A New International Economic Order will be constructed on non-neoliberal
globalist principles.
NATO and the EU the way it has been set up has to be rolled back and destroyed.
The World bank and IMF are not fit for purpose.
ReplyDeleteRoot and branch reform is needed in the CIA and Pentagon.
America won't do it themselves it needs to be forced on them by the rest of the world.
A heavy defeat politically and diplomatically learn what it feels like to be a victim.
The UK has been through this process, So has the Greeks and Italians.
ReplyDeleteOnly to be replaced by a bigger bully.
That's the problem.
" the bigger bully" syndrome has to stop.
Countries had to be allowed to choose their own paths of humanity will no longer exist. We will destroy ourselves.
After WW2 and Churchill was told he was going to lose the British colonies.
ReplyDeleteOn the thought of losing India he said to FDR:
" Do you want me to be like falla and get down a beg" Falla being FDR dog.
FDR replied Yes.
That is the process the US has to go through but not by a bigger bully.
By the whole of the international community.
Before there will ever be peace.
To move from being a teenager to a mature adult.
ReplyDeleteThe fall of the iron curtain.......
ReplyDeleteOne large bully was replaced by 2 large bullies
the Soviet union was replaced by The US and EU
It clearly isn't working.
We'll destroy ourselves.
Why I wish and hope this time America has overplayed their hand bigly .
ReplyDeleteWe can start off by grouping together and doing an intervention on Matt.
ReplyDeleteBan him from MAGA mania websites and blogs. Remove the addiction from his surroundings.
That are lowering his IQ on a weekly basis.
We need that IQ to run the new central bank we are going to create when we get round to fixing things.
:)
I don’t have a dog in the hunt Foot, I hope they both kill each other..,
ReplyDeleteCommie vs commie-lite…. Can’t stand either of them…,
We have enough adjustments and corrections to work on currently right here in the good ol’ USA …
“ Countries had to be allowed to choose their own paths”
ReplyDeleteYo that’s what Ukraine WAS doing.., via politics..,
The rest of the world is setting up parallel structures.
ReplyDeleteThe BRICs are merely the most well-known of these.
EU, UN, NATO are dinosaurs.
We have enough adjustments and corrections to work on currently right here in the good ol’ USA …
ReplyDeleteHow many lynchings will these adjustments and corrections require? Thousands?
BRIC is a Wall Street investment scheme….
ReplyDeleteThe R part not looking too good right now..,,,
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/24/blackrocks-larry-fink-who-oversees-10-trillion-says-russia-ukraine-war-is-ending-globalization.html
ReplyDeleteFink and his globalist butt buddies maybe throwing in the towel…
ReplyDeleteG-7 is perhaps a better way to look at it…
ReplyDeleteiow Putin has alienated Russia from G-7…. not the end of the world but all the best stuff (material) on planet earth is in G-7 imo…
iow if you are a Russian that is material oriented you’re probably going to try to emigrate to G-7 now… to get access to all of that leading material…
Are you talking countries or individuals?
ReplyDeleteIt is countries that form trading blocks and political relations.
Yes, globalism is doomed. After the experience of the last two years, good riddance. Hopefully they don't destroy the world in their death throes.
Regionalism, localism is the future.
Countries/Nations … I’m a nationalist…
ReplyDeleteG7 is a formal institutionalized group of 7 advanced nations..
The rest are criminal wannabes…
BRIC is a Larry fink Blackrock etf you can put munnie into…
Hope you a right peter.
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ReplyDeleteYo that’s what Ukraine WAS doing.., via politics..,"
Pure BS Matt!
Biden bragging about how depoliticised it was.
How he rigged it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oesl2RXpfPQ
Not to mention how the neo nazis ran the place. By intimidation and told 2 presidents they would be hanged from a free in Kiev if they didn't do as they say.
I’m a nationalist…
ReplyDeleteYou're going to learn the hard way that the USA is not a single nation.
Well we’re in the G-7…
ReplyDeleteSo is Canada … I would travel probably to any G7…
“ How he rigged it”
ReplyDeleteBiden election was rigged too but the GOP is addressing it thru courts and legislative action…
I wouldn’t take a free trip to Ukraine before the war…
ReplyDeleteYou would have to pay me A LOT to go there…. Even then I probably wouldn’t go…
Would you go to Russia either…
Wouldn’t
ReplyDeleteAnd who cares if you go anywhere? No one.
ReplyDeleteMatt hasn't done his Iran tour yet.
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