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‘Not A Vassal State’! Key US Allies Are Moving Towards Russia & China; Is It Beginning Of The End Of US Dominance?

One year of the Russia-Ukraine war has altered the global canvas in a manner that nearly 40 years of the Cold War could not do. The small-time tacticians are busy expressing their profound views holding Russia as the culprit.

In doing so, they willingly and deliberately miss the woods for the trees. The US and the then USSR clearly understood NATO’s sphere of influence. After the break up of the USSR, the same understanding was agreed to, albeit tacitly, between US and Russia. However, 12 nations of NATO continued to expand and reached a figure of 30 members over the years.

The primary cause of the Russia-Ukraine war is deliberately not being addressed by the US. If the US leadership assures Russia that Ukraine will not be admitted into the NATO fold, more than 400 days of war will end.

But instead of adopting proactive measures to help end the war, which has every chance of turning nuclear, the US and its NATO followers have decided to exercise options, which will intensify the war in the foreseeable future.

The admission of Finland into the NATO fold on April 4, 2023, is one such act with Sweden to follow in the coming months. The US is determined to ‘buy out’ the objections of Hungary and Turkiye by granting them concessions demanded by them for agreeing to clear Sweden’s entry into the NATO fold.

International Alliances/Radical Changes

1. AUKUS treaty for the supply of Nuclear Submarines to Australia: Treaty members are Australia, the United Kingdom, and the US.

2. Revival of QUAD: A grouping of Australia, India, Japan, and the US for the Indo-Pacific.

3. CHIP 4 Alliance: It involves Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the US.

4. I2U2: It comprises India, Israel, UAE, and the US.

5. West Asia Peace: China brokered peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Role Of Europe/NATO

After World War II ended, Europe was divided into two major military alliances; NATO and Warsaw Pact. While USSR led the Warsaw Pact alliance, the US governed and led the NATO alliance, of which most countries were from Europe.

Post-Second World War decades can be clearly identified as the decades of US domination over Europe. The US being touted as an undisputed global leader has been at the expense of Europe.

While the UK continues to follow ‘his master’s voice,’ France and Germany have openly questioned/challenged US hegemony concerning issues that will primarily affect European interests. For instance, any war with Russia will first hit Europe and then the US if it escalates.

European nations’ trade with China is yet another issue of concern to the US. Notwithstanding US concerns, President Macron of France has been categorical in asserting that the current global situation will not affect trade with China.




President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron
President Xi Jinping meets with French President Emmanuel Macron/ Courtesy: Belt One Road Media

If viewed in a territorial context, NATO is essentially a European organization controlled by the US. If the Russia-Ukraine war escalates, European nations will bear the brunt, not the US across the Atlantic.

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