OPENING TO NEW GLOBAL ORDER?
REALIZING THE NEW REALITIES?
Last week we witnessed a 30 page document that seems to indicate the Trump administration's opening attempt to bring about discussion and dialogue to a new view of the world order that has existed for the last 80 years. While only a sketchy outline, it does indicate a willingness to embrace the realities of a changing world and the limitations of Washington's position in the world.
It embraces the need for an end to the Ukraine conflict as being important to be able to address other very important issues. It essentially dismisses Europe as being now on a path of irreversible decline. It hints at a new upgraded Monroe doctrine for Washington's relations with the western Hemisphere. It is willing to downplay China's threats to an economic competitor. It also notes the dangers to any changes threatened by entrenched bureaucracies or "deep state " in the west. It is obviously a proposal for negotiation and dialogue, not an executive order.
Concerning Russia and it relationship with the west it admits NATO expansion is now to be reconsidered and may even coincide with Putin's often talked of "new security architecture" to avoid big power conflict. One can expect that those lengthy meeting in Moscow are indeed talking about more than Ukraine. Some speculate that besides the trash talking with China there are other more serious talks ongoing.
While we can expect that we will soon hear about Trump's weakness in facing challenges from our adversaries and possibly a move by many to force him out, rather than embrace any changes in the U.S. foreign policy, the changes happening will not be ended or possibly even be delayed. Real military confrontation is not desired by anyone, and these changes can be diplomatically embraced with a new spirit of cooperation and realizing the limitations now becoming a reality.
While many will say we need a new president and a tough stance to the world, the reality is the United States hegemony is quickly eroding and no new personnel will change that fact.
It is indeed a difficult period that, if to be successful, will require some bi-partisan cooperation to engage in a debate and negotiation balancing the best interests of the country with the realities tied to the massive debt and deficits which are now unsustainable and have eroded the economic and inevitably the military power of the United States.
The biggest roadblock to intelligent discussion and fruitful results will come in the form of CORRUPT governments officials and global mega-corporations around the world. This is not merely a Democrat/Republican issue in America.
ReplyDeleteWe must NOT be limited by the simple minds of those who promote the view "Donald Trump is our real problem." Clueless minds abound, even locally, in traditional media and on local blogs.
Our own House and Senate Members now in Congress are getting in the way of higher level thinking as their first priority is NOT we everyday citizens, but rather their own self-preservation and accumulation of wealth and power. Crimes are being hidden.
Incumbents in office MUST be removed from both political parties. But can this actually happen given our porous election integrity problem here?
The status quo is powerful, but the reality is change is coming, the question is will the people allow those who you talk about to create chaos and introduce remedies that will ensue their power no matter how short or damaging to the country. The attempt to divide and create chaos will be tremendous.
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