The four spheres
Is the world being divided into four spheres of influence? Let’s take a closer look at that in this post.
There have been plenty of uncertainty and speculation around the world after US troops captured the Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Trump delivering the order without notifying Congress is definitely not okay in my opinion. Who knows what other types of orders he might give without following the proper procedure?
However, I would be lying to you if I claimed to be furious over the ousting of Maduro. This is because he is a leftist-dictator who is best described as a fascist in disguise, or a left-wing fascist. That’s a topic for another day though. Nicolás Maduro has in either way clearly been a disaster for Venezuela. I therefore don’t have any sympathy for him whatsoever.
The world being divided into four spheres of influence
The evil nature of Nicolás Maduro doesn’t change the fact that his capture is disturbing when seen from a broader point of view. This is because it may have laid the foundation for yet another new world order. The capture might have signalled to Russia, China and Israel that they may do as they want within their own spheres. In other words, it might result in the world being divided into four spheres of influence.
A few days before the capture of Maduro, China carried out a major military exercise. During the exercise, they simulated a blockade of Taiwan. This is very likely the strategy that China is going to use when/if invading the island. The exercise doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the Maduro-incident. It just adds to the developments that we are currently witnessing on the global stage being disturbing.
I bring this up because of the previously mentioned issue, namely it likely being part of a disturbing pattern. I am referring to a suspicion of mine about the world’s most powerful countries likely creating four spheres of influence. Within these spheres they are and will more or less be allowed to carry out any types of actions.
The states controlling the four spheres of influence:
I believe that the four spheres of influence will be controlled by the following countries:
The United States
The United States might again start using Latin America and the Caribbean as their own backyard. In other words, this part of the world is one of the four spheres. And it is the sphere belonging to the US.
Maybe the United States never stopped using the previously mentioned areas like that in the first place. In either way, it has become a more stressing issue after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
Despite Trump not notifying Congress before the attack, Nicolás Maduro is a person that I have no sympathy for whatsoever. If this will be a one time event, then I won’t be too upset since Maduro was an evil dictator.
This makes me remember when I was living in Colombia for six months, about a year ago. I then spoke to many Venezuelans. They had all escaped their country because of the chaos and financial collapse that Maduro has caused.
I hope that the people of Venezuela will be able to elect a non-corrupt president and step away from communism. Communism may have certain good points, but it has never actually worked anywhere, not in its pure form at least. Countries that claim to be communist have a tendency to end up as actual fascist states, camouflaged as communist. Let’s dive deeper into this topic another time.
The signals that might be sent
My fear is that the US attack on Venezuela might send the wrong signals to other powerful actors. What I mean is that it might signal that they may do whatever they want within their own spheres. This is what might result in the four spheres of influence previously mentioned.
In the case of the US, it now seems as if their sphere might possibly also include Greenland. Hopefully there will be a stop to the crazy idea of a US-takeover of Greenland. However, it now seems to have developed into a matter of personal prestige for Trump. There are endless possibilities regarding the repercussions that this could have, including another large-scale war.
Hopefully the Greenland-crisis is nothing but empty talk from Trump. It is very worrisome though, since a US attack on Greenland would signal the end of NATO. That could lay stage for yet another new world order. In this world order, the powerful countries can do more or less as they wish on the global stage.
China
When it comes to China and their global ambitions, it seems obvious that their first target will be Taiwan. This has only been a matter of time ever since the communists took control of China in 1949. Once the latter had conquered China, their opponents “the nationalists” escaped to Taiwan.
Taiwan used to be able to rely on the US for support. I doubt that Trump is willing to risk a military conflict with China though. Also, he most likely simply don’t care about the fate of Taiwan.
The South China Sea
For many years, China has also been involved in conflicts over different groups of islands in the South China Sea. The Kalayaan Island Group is only one of many, with The Philippines also laying claims to it.
If China is given free hands in their sphere, the Philippines will most likely not be able to stop them. The same goes for other countries in the region, which China views as opponents. Likely, they will also be forced to make concessions of different kinds.
Financial occupation
In South East Asian countries like Cambodia and Laos, China seems to be using another type of strategy. It can best be described as financial occupation of the previously mentioned countries among others.
As an example, there are plenty of construction projects financed by China going on in the two countries. Sihanoukville in Cambodia is for example more or less seen as Chinese according to many Cambodians I’ve spoken to. It all seems identical to Chinese investment in Africa, at least on the surface.
I find it difficult to see what the exact goals of the investments are. I doubt that China is doing it in the interest and to the possible benefits of anyone else than themselves though. China doing it for the purpose of being helpful is very unlikely to say the least.
Maybe it is an attempt to get as many allies as possible on their side? That could probably be used to China’s benefit when the next major conflict erupts. It can also give them a military as well as a financial stronghold there.
I assume that both Laos and Cambodia are also chosen for their high levels of corruption. It makes it much easier for China to pursue their own interest when they can just pay the “right” people. In either way, it seems clear that of the four spheres, parts of Asia will be China’s.
Russia
In the case of Russia, it looks as if Vladimir Putin wants to partly restore the Soviet Union. At least all the Slavic nations that were part of the union or the Warsaw Pact. As we all know, this is something that already begun four years ago with the invasion of Ukraine.
Only the future will tell how this will end. However, if NATO falls apart, it will be hard to foretell the fate of countries like Poland, Ukraine and Moldova. The same goes for other countries located within Russia’s sphere of influence.
It also remains to be seen whether Putin will be able to fulfill his goals or not. I believe it depends on whether the EU can come to the rescue of the aforementioned countries or not. Or are they going to be busy fighting their own war against the United States?
Europe warring against the US would have sounded like a bad joke a few years ago. This is because the US is their long-term ally who have provided them with military back-up for several decades. With Donald Trump as president, unfortunately conflict between Europe and the US is anything but unthinkable.
Can a unified Europe defeat Russia?
No longer being able to rely on the US for security, European countries need to start rearming themselves. And they need to do it fast.
That being said, Ukraine has been able to put up an admirable fight against Russia. The latter is a nation whose militaristic capabilities I personally seem to have vastly overestimated. Of the countries that might end up controlling the four spheres, Russia therefore feels like the weakest.
A united and rearmed Europe could and would most likely be able to defeat the Russians on their own. At least they would as long as the US does not get involved on Russia’s side.
One can only hope that as Russian casualties continue to mount, Putin will face more and more criticism from within. Hopefully that could somehow lead to a new Russian revolution, and a removal of Putin once and for all.
From what I understand, it is mainly indigenous soldiers from the more remote parts of Russia who are fighting. Russia has also scammed a large number of foreign fighters in order to make them bolster their ranks.
Maybe Putin will soon be forced to start enlisting people from Russia’s major cities? I am referring to the likes of Moscow and St. Petersburg etc. Could that be the spark that causes an uprising by ordinary Russian citizens against the despot ruining their country? It remains to be seen. The same goes for whether Russia is powerful enough to control one of the four spheres of influence or not.
Israel
Last but not least, we got Israel. Looking at size and population, this is a country that shouldn’t really be included when discussing the most powerful ones. They only do so due to their constant backing by the United States and other Western countries. The fact that Zionist-lobbies have a disproportionately large amount of influence over the aforementioned states is a concern. It makes me fear that Israel will be given free hands to do as they wish in the Middle East.
It is difficult for me as well as many others to feel any type of sympathy for the Iranian regime. Iran has therefore become an easy target for both Israel and the United States. Just like with Venezuela, I would not feel any anger at all if the Iranian regime gets toppled.
It is impossible to tell whether Israel and the US were playing a part in the recent uprising in Iran. Whatever the case may be, it definitely came very suitable for the two countries though. As previously mentioned, I won’t shed any tears if the people of Iran topple their regime once and for all. The problem is that Iran could likely be just one of many countries in the region which Israel are targeting.
Will there be a another major war in the Middle East?
A major war in the Middle East will most likely not involve any of the oil-rich US allies. I am referring to Gulf States such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Their regimes are busy worshiping their true God, whose name is “Money”.
My guess is that Israel will only target the countries deemed as threats, and who haven’t been paid off. The sad truth is the same as it has been for hundreds of years. Money talks in the Middle East and more or less every other part of the world.
Just like all my other posts, these are just my personal theories about what might happen. I would be very happy if it turns out that I am wrong and things plays out differently.
Sadly enough, I also think that many of us agree that my theories seems to be far from unlikely. This might sound overly dramatic, but the coming years could be decisive for the future of humanity. Therefore, please stay safe everyone, and take care of each other. Love and kindness could be one way of battling the sick and outright disgusting state of current global affairs.