The following article by Carlos Martinez, originally published in the Morning Star, argues that the criminal Israeli-US strikes on Iran are not credibly rooted in concerns over the latter’s alleged nuclear weapons program, but rather in its consistent anti-imperialist stance and its far-reaching material support for the cause of Palestinian freedom. The article also links … Continue reading Iran and the new cold war
  • Maeve@kbin.earth
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    1 month ago

    China is now the world’s largest economy; measured in nominal GDP, it is the second largest, projected to surpass the US within the next few years. BRICS has overtaken the G7 in terms of economic size, and China is fast catching up in terms of science and technology. However, the fact is that the US still retains military hegemony, with its 800 overseas military bases and its extensive deployment of troops and weapons around the world.

    Under the current US regime, is the possibility/probability that other states will push for and accomplish the closing of US military bases on their soil? Will it happen, if they do?

    • Avatar of Vengeance@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Depends on the state lol, I would be really interested in Oceania where it is really impossible for the US to offer anything better than China, and they can’t refuel stuff efficiently that far anyways. At some point the US has to accept the political loss and close some of these bases up due to the logistical burden

      • Maeve@kbin.earth
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        1 month ago

        I hope you are correct, because USA seems to never encountered the term, “pyrrhic victory.”

        • Avatar of Vengeance@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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          1 month ago

          USA does its best to hand Pyrrhic victories to the global south countries when it can’t win (and it keeps forgetting it can’t) because decimating development - be it agriculture, industries, culture, or the infrastructure and functions of the state- reinforces the dependency relationship the first world relies on for sustenance