30-03-2016, 08:11 AM
Hei Sing Tso Wrote:Lauren Johnson Wrote:Halford MacIndor's The Geopolitical Pivot of History and the Guido Preparata's Conjuring Hitler should now be brought back to our thoughts. The ultimate catastrophe for the island nations, i.e. England, the US and of course its backyard, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand is that Eurasia should unite and therefore that continuous wars should be fomented and fought on the Eurasian land mass. Hence, we see World Wars I & II.
Seeing the NATO sponsored aggression in the Ukraine and in Syria for what it is -- a message to Russia that you're next -- and considering Obama's pivot to the pacific, which should be seen as a encirclement of China, our attention should be put on alert by this:
Quote:Asia Times Online's Spengler coined a formulation: "A specter is haunting Europe, and that is the specter of a Russian-Chinese alliance at the expense of Europe." The alliance is already on - manifested in the G-20, the BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. There are military technology synergies on the horizon - the ultra-sophisticated S-500 air defense system is to be unveiled by Moscow, and Beijing would absolutely love to have it. But for the real fireworks, just wait a few weeks, when Putin visits Beijing in May.
That's when he will sign the famous $1 trillion gas deal according to which Gazprom will supply China's CNPC with 3.75 billion cubic feet of gas a day for 30 years, starting in 2018 (China's current daily gas demand is around 16 billion cubic feet).
Gazprom may still collect most of its profits from Europe, but Asia is its privileged future. On the competition front, the hyper-hyped US shale "revolution" is a myth - as much as the notion the US will be suddenly increasing exports of gas to the rest of the world any time soon.
Gazprom will use this mega-deal to boost investment in eastern Siberia - which sooner rather than later will be configured as the privileged hub for gas shipments to both Japan and South Korea. That's the ultimate (substantial) reason why Asia won't "isolate" Russia. ( See Asia will not 'isolate' Russia, Asia Times Online, March 25, 2014.)
Not to mention the much-anticipated "thermonuclear" (for the petrodollar) possibility that Russia and China will agree payment for the Gazprom-CNPC deal may be in yuan or rubles. That will be the dawn of a basket of currencies as the new international reserve currency - a key BRICS objective and the ultimate, incendiary, new (economic) fact on the ground.
I can only imagine that Empire's war gamers, which now in most likely include supercomputers running geo-political simulations, are getting a workout.
China's one belt one road policy and the set up of Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) paved the way of China's plan to control the heartland of Eurasia. In the near future, Russia , China, Iran and India will play more important roles in this New Silk Road that will certainly counteract the naval containment strategy of US. Oil and natural resources will be paid in RMB in future. However, as time goes by, Russia and China will struggle for leadership in this new silk road, both have advantages. US will not just watch. She will try endeavours to divide Russia and China. The new silk road will progress greatly only Russia and China keep a harmonous relationship.
I also agree with you about this, particularly your point that the US will go to considerable lengths to interrupt the silk road whenever and wherever it can. For me the most likely targets will be those nations closer to western Europe, but I also wouldn't count out "terrorist" attacks in either Russia or China aimed at interrupting the flow of goods.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14