Thought on a new world order ...
I've been pondering what Trump and Putin are up to and Steve Rosenberg (BBC's Russian correspondent) brought my ideas together - he proposed they want a "Yalta 2" to determine the future world order. Appears it's essentially what they're trying to do in Ukraine, and Trump is attempting for in Gaza. However, I can't see how they do this and not include Putin's far east ally, Xi, so tariffs and canal disputes with China don't fit. I guess North Korea and Israel would follow them for their own self interest? I guess the EU, UK, Saudis and others in the middle east would just be sidelined if they ignored the new order? Basically a new world order governed by oligarchs? But does alienating all your friends and neighbours help?A slight issue is there's a lot of internal backlash to many of Trump's internal moves inthe US; there's talk of withholding federal taxes because of the emasculation of some federal agencies - no taxation without representation ... would Trump risk internal conflict?There's another aspect to this; perhaps Trump really does hate war? I'm not sure criticising his miraculous bone spurs is altogether fair. Going back to that time, there was a strong anti Vietnam war movement in the US and elsewhere. (I was glad Wilson and others didn't involve the UK.) Aside from not wanting to get killed many didn't feel the US should be there for reasons of conscience - and eventually the US had to pull out. Perhaps, that's given him a particular viewpoint, although the Russian aggression against Ukraine doesn't seem comparable with the US in Vietnam? Mind you, my memory of those days is a little distant!Alternatively, perhaps Trump's only plan is Buckingham all the world's wealth into his control and Russia's a useful vehicle for that?
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