One, three points in the world
There are many powerful countries in the world now, but generally speaking, the world is divided into three major power groups: the United States, the European Union, the Sino-Russian power groups, and some vassals like India. Among these three world powers, the United States is the world hegemon, acting as the world police, bossing around and bullying; The EU is relatively moderate and belongs to the golden mean. It neither allows others to bully itself nor wants to make trouble to bully others. The torrent of development of China and Russia in the world is constantly recovering and rising.
Because the EU is relatively moderate and an ally of the United States, it can not only maintain good friendship with the United States, but also have good relations with China and Russia. The rise and recovery of China and Russia make the United States, the world hegemon, feel uneasy, so when China and Russia are constantly suppressed, there will inevitably be a lot of wrestling.
Second, lock the cage of the country.
(1) China island chain
As the world's hegemon, the United States will naturally spare no effort to crack down on its opponents and potential opponents and suppress their development, so as to maintain its hegemonic position and make itself the number one throne in the world for a long time. Then, in the world, there are only two such rivals, that is, China and Russia!
China is not very powerful, and it does not pose a great challenge to the United States. Therefore, the United States has not spent too much energy to suppress China, but has only joined some Southeast Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea to build three island chains in an attempt to lock China.
(2) polar bear cages
Compared with China, the United States still has more power to deal with the Russians. During the cold war, we were all very familiar with the shocking confrontation between the Soviet Union and NATO. With the disintegration of 199 1 the Soviet Union, this confrontation no longer exists. But as the saying goes, a thin camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Soviet Union disintegrated, Russia is still Russia and a world power.
Therefore, the United States must focus on rectification. On this basis, on the one hand, the United States besieged Russia economically, on the other hand, it was shrinking and encircling Russia geographically. Russia is a NATO country to the east and west, the Arctic Ocean to the north and China, Middle East and West Asian countries to the south. If we can further lock in the Middle East and West Asia, it is equivalent to building a huge cage for Russia and locking up this polar bear.
Third, the turbulent Middle East.
The Middle East has always been an eventful place. There have been many religious factions and wars for thousands of years. It once belonged to the powerful Ottoman Empire across Europe and Asia, but it disintegrated in the last century. After the disintegration of an empire, it should go through a period of mutual attack to redraw the border, but the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire did not go through this process. It was forcibly demarcated by emerging power groups such as Britain and France, and when these countries demarcate their borders, they are best at "leaving behind sequelae" so that these countries can have conflicts and attack each other decades later. The same is true of the demarcation of the borders of the Middle East countries. They did not put the same religious sects together, but belonged to different religious sects, which led to decades later, in the same country, different religious sects attacked each other, killed each other, and wars continued.
In addition to historical reasons and its oil resources, there is a very important reason for the frequent wars in the Middle East, which is its special geographical location and an endless stream of Americans. As mentioned earlier, in order to attack potential rivals China and Russia, the United States has built three island chains for China, which surround Russia from the east and west. If the Middle East and West Asia can be settled, it will lock the southern part of Russia and the western part of China, and it will have a blockade effect on both big countries at once, which is of great significance. It is precisely because of this that the United States has never stopped its actions in the Middle East from the first Gulf War to Afghanistan, to the second Iraq, to Libya and to Syria today. If the United States can get rid of these Middle Eastern countries and make the Middle East a second Western Europe, it will not only block China's road to the west, but also surround Russia from the south. If so, this powerful polar bear will be completely locked in the cage.
Fourth, the Jedi fought back
In the face of American pressure, both China and Russia have made a strong counterattack. First of all, China's strength is constantly increasing, and this oriental lion is constantly rushing out of the American island chain; In the face of Russia's inability to break through in both directions, especially in the west, it is an inevitable choice to break through to the south. Therefore, Russia constantly supports Shiite countries headed by Iran to deal with Sunni countries headed by Saudi Arabia supported by the United States. These are the two camps in the Middle East. For many years, these two camps have been entangled, but so far, they have not won.
Because of Russia's own strength and the mentality of restoring its vitality, it did not directly confront the Americans step by step. In 20 14, Ukraine applied to join NATO, which was equivalent to putting the threat of NATO directly on Russia's doorstep. Russia can't sit still at once, and its performance is still strong. In the end, Americans didn't want to anger polar bears too much, and Ukraine didn't get what it wanted. From this incident, the Russians also understood that if they don't take the initiative, they will be trapped to death. Since then, all the Russians need is a chance.
After China's strength grew, Americans suddenly realized that China, the oriental lion, had become more and more powerful when they had been dealing with Russia. If it is not contained, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, the Obama administration has adjusted its world strategy and mobilized its forces to engage in a balanced strategy in the Asia-Pacific region. The most obvious is that the United States has provoked Southeast Asian countries to entangle with China, and the recent turmoil in the South China Sea.
In this way, when the power of the United States is dispersed in the Asia-Pacific region, it is definitely an excellent opportunity for Russians to take a surprise attack. So Putin waited for IS to grow, and in the name of attacking IS, he decisively mobilized military forces to attack the Middle East in Syria, so as to open his own channel to the Mediterranean Sea and even the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean.
5. Who will die?
As for the recent shooting down of a Russian fighter plane by Turkey, from the overall situation, it was only a small friction between Russia and a younger brother of the United States. But in any case, shooting down the fighter plane is a matter for Russia. In order to give an explanation to his people, Putin will inevitably entangle with Turkey, such as cutting off contact with each other and imposing economic sanctions. At the same time, the attack on Turkey also played a role in deterring the United States. Global vision (micro signal: hqsy68) in "Is the Russian fighter plane really shot down by Turkey?" Maybe we are all fooled! It is inferred from various unconventional and logical angles that this fighter plane is probably the bait released by Putin and deliberately induced Turkey to shoot down, but Turkey was deceived by anger when its financial resources were cut off. Putin gained great benefits and strategic advantages in the Middle East with a small loss of a fighter plane, which is very worthwhile. Of course, this is only a logical speculation, which may not be correct, but in any case, Putin has built a great victory in the Middle East through a small plane crash. I believe that in the future, Putin will further open the passage to the south and break through the wall of NATO for many years.