Fredrico Pieraccini — The Strategic Triangle that Is Changing the World

Away from the current chaos in the United States, major developments are progressing, with Iran, Russia and China coordinating on a series of significant moves crucial for the future of the Eurasian continent. With a population of more than five billion people, constituting about two-thirds of the Earth's population, the future of humanity passes through this immense area. Signaling a major change from a unipolar world order based on Europe and the United States to a multipolar world steered by China, Russia and Iran, these Eurasian states are carving out a leading role in the development of the vast continent. As part of the challenges faced by these leading multipolar countries, the disruptive events originating in the post-WWII Euro-Atlantic world order will need to be tackled....

Strategic Culture Foundation
The Strategic Triangle that Is Changing the World
Fredrico Pieraccini

Francis P. Sempa — Is China Bidding for the Heartland?

Beijing doesn’t have to choose between land and sea predominance. It could have both.

The Diplomat
Is China Bidding for the Heartland?
Francis P. Sempa | Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, an adjunct professor of political science at Wilkes University, and a contributing editor to American Diplomacy

John Pilger — The Strangelove Effect - or How We Are Hoodwinked Into Fighting a New Cold War

While President Obama seeks more money for nuclear weapons than at the peak of the Cold War, the era of the comedy movie, Dr. Strangelove, it's no joke that the United States is seeking to dominate the Eurasian landmass, stretching from China to Europe.

The Heartland.

Truthout
The Strangelove Effect - or How We Are Hoodwinked Into Fighting a New Cold War
John Pilger

Patrick O’Connor — US and NATO use Ukrainian crisis to advance military build-up in Eastern Europe

Opposing forces are lining up again.

After referring to the Russian annexation of Crimea, the NATO commander asked: “How do we change our deployment? How do we change our readiness? How do we change our force structure such that we can be ready in the future? We need to think about our allies, the positioning of our forces in the alliance and our readiness of our forces in the alliance, such that we can be there to defend against them if required, especially in the Baltics and other places.”

Breedlove added that Russia was now acting as “an adversary” of NATO—underscoring the active preparations of the US and its European allies to launch a war against Russia....

Having installed a regime in Ukraine that includes forces intent on triggering a war between the US and Russia, the White House is now preparing to build up its military capacities. Republican congressman Mike Rogers, chair of the House of Representatives intelligence committee, yesterday told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Obama’s rhetoric did not “match the reality on the ground.” He demanded military aid that the Ukrainian government “can use to really protect and defend themselves.”

Napoleon got his ass kicked invading Russia. Hitler got his ass kicked invading Russia. Now NATO is getting ready for a re-do?

"Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland;

who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island;

who rules the World-Island controls the world."

(Mackinder, Democratic Ideals and Reality, p. 106)

in Wikipedia, The Geographical Pivot of History

World Socialist Web Site
US and NATO use Ukrainian crisis to advance military build-up in Eastern Europe
Patrick O’Connor