U.S. national flag at the American embassy in MoscowMOSCOW, 7 Apr. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States made four serious mistakes that the whole world is paying for and because of which Washington will lose in a strategic struggle, Zoran Meter, an analyst with the Croatian publication Geopolitika, writes. According to the journalist, the situation for America could have been more favorable after the end of the Cold War, than now, and now the States are forced to play for broke in order to preserve the existing world order. Meter called the first mistake that after the collapse of the USSR, Washington did not normalize relations with Moscow. Moreover, this happened because the United States did not want this until they conquered Russia. The analyst recalled that some American politicians wanted to dismember Russia, but this did not happen because of the latter's nuclear arsenal — the weapon could fall «in the wrong hands.» «Washington, probably forever, missed the chance to introduce Russia into Western political, economic structures, as well as security organizations,» he explained.The French were afraid of the third world because of the supply of weapons to UkraineThe next mistake is that the United States has transformed China from a regional power into a global industrial and military giant. .He expressed the hope that this would not happen, but stressed that Washington now does not know what to do with Beijing. Another wrong step is to leave dominant positions in the Middle East. «Instead of» controlled chaos «after the start of the Arab Spring operation» they opened a Pandora's box,» the observer wrote. He explained that the real problem for America was not Islamic terrorism, but the emergence of other powers in the region, primarily Russia and China.
In Bulgaria, they called the possible EU refusal from Russian coal hara-kiri. The fourth mistake is the neoliberal policy, which allowed European countries to gradually break out of the framework of American interests and show independence, building relations with Russia, China and Iran. All these wrong actions shook the world order and weakened the position of the United States, and now the Americans are left with two options: either accept reality and agree to a transition to multipolarity, or join the battle for the return of hegemony, but there are difficulties. «Over the past ten years, old giants such as Russia and China, as well as some others, have less ambitious: India, Turkey, the Arab world,» the observer continued. The United States chose the second path: to fight Russia and China, and decided to start with Moscow, then to take on Beijing, Meter explained. At the same time, he noted that in relation to China, America uses softer rhetoric, while not abandoning threats to impose sanctions. Beijing, in turn, does not trust Washington, and is unlikely to make a deal against Moscow even if the States make any concessions — on Taiwan, Hong Kong or the Uyghur issue.
The Japanese rejoiced at Tokyo's decision not to tighten sanctions against Russia»Help us now defeat your friends (Russians) so that we can then focus on fighting against you,» the author described the recent negotiations between Washington and Beijing in such words of Chinese TV presenter Liu Jing. The United States chose Ukraine as Russia, and has been ruling it since 2014, Meter wrote. The observer announced a tactical victory for the United States in Europe through the Ukrainian crisis: Washington has actually cut Moscow off from partners on the continent, and is now trying to find a situational ally in the face of Beijing. Sanctions have been imposed against Russia, up to the removal of athletes from international competitions and the recognition of Russian classical music and literature as undesirable. “However, after the tactical victory mentioned above, the United States can easily embark on the path of strategic defeat, that is, lose control over key global processes,” the author predicted. 
In Britain, they were amazed at the level of support for Russia in the worldHe noted that the anti-Russian sanctions were not supported by the BRICS countries, Turkey, and the Arab states. In addition, information appeared in the media about the possible transition of Saudi Arabia and China to payments for oil in yuan. «If this happens, it will be a powerful blow to the so-called petrodollar, on which the American economy has been based since the 70s of the last century,» Meter explained. Russia also dealt a significant blow to the dollar by switching to ruble settlements in gas contracts. According to the expert, only China can win this geopolitical game, and the outlines of a new world are already being drawn. Russia has gained strategic freedom, and the United States may soon remain a hegemon only in the Western world.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
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