Introduction:
What does troublemaker mean?
The answer is that he likes to meddle in things that shouldn't be his business, he has to interfere in things that he shouldn't care about, and he has to beg for help where his help is not needed. In addition to these three things,
also often likes to fight and stir up trouble everywhere, creating a mess wherever he goes.
Multiple enthusiasms, and after a fight, the troublemaker appears!
Well, beautiful, the biggest troublemaker in the world today.
(The Beginning of America on the Mayflower)
1: The restless factors on geopolitics .
Why is the beauty so restless and dedicated to disrupting the world? In fact, just look at the world map to understand.
Let us follow the trajectory of the globe . On our beautiful blue planet, there are two main landforms , land and ocean.
The ocean occupies 71% of the surface area, and the land area is 29%. Compared with the ocean, which is accessible from all sides, the smaller land area is relatively concentrated, and most of the land is on the Eurasian continent.
It is precisely because the Eurasian and African continents with the largest land area and the 30° north latitude line that is most suitable for human life are on the Eurasian and African continents. Therefore, this vast land has given birth to countless great civilizations and brought together human beings. The essence of civilization.
(World Geography)
Where were the four major ancient civilizations born? Where were the three major religions in the world ? The earliest human civilization exchanges also sprouted on this continent. Globalization in history was all in Asia and Europe. Non-linkage.
Over the course of time, compared to the relative backwardness of North and South America and central and southern Africa, the Asian, European and African continents have always been the leader in civilization.
's lead and vast geographical unit provide the conditions for the birth of a land power. Based on the rise of land power, it has the special status of the world's political and economic center in Asia, Europe and Africa.
From the beginning of human civilization to the industrial revolution , the Asian, European and African continents have always affected the development of human civilization.
The former world-class powers all appeared on the Asian, European and African continents. There are only two exceptions to
, which are the United Kingdom and the United States that emerged after the Industrial Revolution.
, these two alternative world empires, are completely separated from the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa. The geographical conditions of being surrounded by seas and the same national endowments make these two countries very similar.
(Anglo-Saxons)
This similarity is the endowment of a maritime country under the characteristics of an island country.
Britain is a proper island country surrounded by sea. It is separated from the Asian, European and African continents by the English Channel . The distance is not far and not close, so that the United Kingdom and the Asian, European and African continents are close to each other. They can advance and attack, and retreat and defend. It is stable but can be disturbed, tired can be pursued, and it has taken advantage of the geographical advantages.
The United States is an atypical offshore maritime country. It is separated from the Asian, European and African continents by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Technology has made the distance closer, making the United States and the Asian, European and African continents seem to be at a distance. They can advance and attack, retreat and defend, stabilize and disturb, and are tired. It can be chased and takes advantage of the geographical advantages. This is the advantage of these two countries:
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They benefit from their status as an outlying island, but they take advantage of the competition. If they cannot beat you, I will live behind closed doors. This is the reason why Britain and the United States often play isolation, conservatism, and neutrality.
(Advantages of offshore)
2: Concerns and responses of maritime countries.
The United Kingdom and the United States, although they are very different in size, are both island countries that have left the center of human economic activity on the Asian, European, and African continents.
Britain leaves Europe and the United States leaves Asia, Europe and Africa.
They are also surrounded by the ocean, and they feel insecure because they are far away from nature. This insecurity complements their advantages.
When countries in Asia, Europe and Africa emerge that are powerful enough to influence the overall situation, or become more stable, their advantages will turn into deep worries, and their uneasiness will come.
Therefore, offshore maritime countries are always paying attention to the trends of the mainland, and their sense of crisis makes them more motivated to develop.
For example, the three famous offshore countries are the United Kingdom, Japan and the United States.
led the first industrial revolution of and achieved an era of its own.
became the only major power in Asia to complete industrialization during the Meiji Restoration and .
The United States, a super-large island country, has achieved the status of a superpower.
How can they succeed? The answer is that the major countries in Asia, Europe and Africa are trapped in chaos and competition and cannot develop stably.
In the history of the rise of the United Kingdom, Europe has never stopped fighting among itself.
(Europe with constant war)
The war continued. The seemingly powerful Spanish Empire , Netherlands , and Napoleon France and Germany were all fanned by the British, turning the European continent into chaos and disorder. A victim of the state.
In the history of Japan's rise, the biggest threat to the Eurasian continent was Russia, the biggest opportunity was the Qing Dynasty , and the point of interest was the peninsula.
Russia seems to be strong, but it actually has many internal problems and is not stable.
The Qing government The Westernization Movement seems to be effective, but it is just a showpiece.
As for the peninsula, it is not worth mentioning at all. Japan's opponents in Eurasia are not stable and have more or less problems, which gives Japan an opportunity.
In the history of the rise of the United States, the biggest driving force has been the constant struggle for hegemony between Britain and France, as well as two consecutive world wars .
The struggle for hegemony between Britain and France made the United States independent. Louis XVI became the founding father of the United States. The Napoleonic Wars allowed the United States to stabilize its independent situation and gain large tracts of territory, which gradually became a climate. The two wars left the Eurasian continent in chaos and ruins. On top of the ruins, the United States completed the transfer of financial hegemony and the radiation of political hegemony.
It can be seen that for maritime countries, the chaotic Europa, Northeast Asia and Eurasia are the fundamental interests of offshore countries. Preventing the birth of regional powers and global powers based on land rights is the key to the ocean. The country’s greatest strategic appeal.
Based on this strategic appeal, the United Kingdom has become a famous troublemaker, and the United States has become a troublemaker.
As for Japan, compared to the United Kingdom and the United States, they are very miserable. Because they are close to Japan's largest landmass, there has always been a unified and powerful country on the East Asian continent. The only time when there is a chance to take advantage is Beiyang. , the Republic of China era. Its opportunity was the opportunity during the Anti-Japanese War period. If it missed that opportunity when China was in chaos, Japan lost its only opportunity.
(blood, fire, rivers and mountains)
3: The United States has disrupted the world in the past. The shit-stirring gene inherited from
to the UK is also vividly reflected in the enhanced version of Britain and the United States.
Based on this, there is . During World War II, , the United States had various contradictory attitudes towards Nazi Germany.
After the outbreak of World War II, especially after Nazi Germany was unstoppable, the United States immediately launched the Lend-Lease Act to help Britain resist the German attack. After Germany attacked the Soviet Union, in order to prevent Germany from becoming a country that could influence the continental structure, the United States put aside its ideological opposition and began to devote all its resources to assisting the Soviet Union in its anti-German war.
Compared with its active assistance to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, the United States has been hesitant when it comes to dealing with Japan.
As a small island country, Japan is limited by its size and resource issues and does not have the power to influence the continental plate. Even if it invades China, completing annexation is still a false proposition. With this kind of ideological understanding, the United States has no restrictions on the export of Japan's strategic resources. The reason is that Japan is not enough to change the situation.
Therefore, from the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance until September 1941, when relations between Japan and the United States and the United Kingdom deteriorated, the United States continued to provide strategic resources to Japan.
It can be said that if it were not for the export of strategic resources from the United States, Japan would not be able to launch a war of aggression against China.
(Japanese invaders of China)
Is this just the United States’ war fortune? In fact, there is a deep strategic intention behind it.
From the perspective of the United States, the more chaotic the countries in the Eurasian continent are, the more beneficial it is to the United States.
So the so-called war fortune in the United States is never just a simple business!
Why did World War II break out? Why is it so tragic? Just look at the two main opponents, Germany and the Soviet Union!
Without the help of American capital, how could the German economy resume development? Without Wall Street venture capital , how can Hitler take over?
How could the Soviet Union complete industrialization without the help of American technology? Without Wall Street's demands, how could Stalin become a god?
The two countries that reduced Europe to pieces, Germany and Japan, both emerged with the help of the United States in the twenty years between , , and the truce period of World War II. Even Japan, which is showing off its power in East Asia, most of them Strategic resources are also imported from the United States.
The capital dividends they earn are a trivial matter. It is a big deal to plunge the Eurasian continent into chaos and to gain political and geopolitical interests.
After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union gradually became stronger, causing the United States to quickly change its face. It immediately launched the Marshall Plan to help European countries recover their economies, and created a new enemy for Western Europe, the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact .
(Cold War)
The Soviet Union became a thorn in the side of the United States and a factor of instability for the United States in Europe.
Similarly, in order to maintain chaos in the Middle East , the United States after World War II supported a small but powerful Israel there, with the purpose of preventing the possibility of unity in the Arab world.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it stands to reason that the necessity for the existence of NATO will no longer exist. However, the United States still does not let Russia go and regards Russia as a potential target. The purpose is to maintain the chaos of checks and balances in Eurasia and allow itself to continue to highlight its importance. .
is the same, and the subsequent series of wars have hidden meanings!
The Kosovo War , in addition to further curbing the raging war, also has the implication of beating the EU , asking Europe to pay attention to its eastward expansion, and the euro should not be too ambitious.
The war in Syria , in addition to hoping to remove the bear's last stronghold in the Middle East, also means to beat Europe and deter Iran.
The Afghan War and the subsequent Iraq War were carried out in order to build the United States' ideal Greater Middle East strategy and complete control of the Middle East. The purpose is to strengthen control over petrodollars and occupy the most important strategic geopolitical area of the Eurasian continent.
Who would have thought that this Greater Middle East strategy would eventually fail.
As for the Arab Colorful Movement, it is actually closely related to the United States' Middle East strategy. It is only for containment and control. The essence of export is self-interest and the chaos created is the essence.
(Topographic map of the Middle East)
4: The inevitability of the United States disrupting the world.
From the perspective of the United States, we understand the inevitability that the United States must disrupt the world.
First: In an era of true peaceful development, the political and economic centers of the world are the Eurasian, European and African continents rather than the Americas. If the Eurasian continent is peaceful and tranquil, the Americas, especially North America, will be marginalized. This is unacceptable to the United States. Yes, only when the Asian, European and African continents fall into chaos will the status of the United States improve.
During World War I and World War II, the United States was a refuge for Europeans. Countless talents and capital moved from Europe to the United States, giving the United States technology and money. This was the opportunity that the United States had due to the chaos, poverty, and wars in the Eurasian continent.
Second: If the Eurasian continent is not in chaos, the United States will have no chance. In terms of
, you can actually understand it by looking at the global population distribution. There are 4.54 billion people in Asia, accounting for 60% of the global population, 742 million people in Europe accounting for 10%, and 1.28 billion people in Africa accounting for 16%. The entire Eurasian continent contains 86% of the world's population.
On the other hand, North America where the United States is located, has only 550 million people, South America has only 390 million people, and Oceania has 41 million people, which is completely negligible, so kangaroos are not actually worth paying attention to!
With such a population layout, we can understand the American coincidence based on national strength and national status.
(World Population Distribution Map)
The reason why the United States can become a world power is the melee in Europe and the decline of most countries in Eurasia.
Otherwise, how can a country thousands of miles away become the largest manufacturing country?
A simple shipping cost is enough to make American products unpalatable. This point of
became more obvious after the revival of Europe, after the industrial capabilities of the countries in the Eurasian continent gradually strengthened, and after the deindustrialization of in the United States and . How long the technology, finance, and some high-end manufacturing that the United States can now rely on can last is a problem visible to the naked eye, and threats are always present.
Third: The rise of China and the decline of the United States.
Today, the United States is still the largest single consumer market in the world. The acquisition of this market is rooted in the financial and trade hegemony extended by the monetary hegemony of the United States.
However, all this has also been loosened, and the root cause of the loosening lies in our rise.
After the 2015 industrial upgrading plan was released, the panic of Dameili became more and more obvious. There is no other source. If we also take down high-end manufacturing, the already almost hollowed-out beautiful manufacturing will completely lose its foundation. Financial hegemony that has lost its manufacturing foundation is generally unstable.
(The Age of Discovery)
On this point, you can understand by referring to Spain in the Age of Discovery and Britain after World War I.
Manufacturing, finance and trade are mutually reinforcing. The loss of finance, which has an unstable foundation in manufacturing, will also affect trade in the future. When a continent with a small population faces the Asian, European and African continents that have returned to normal, the difference in trade volume behind the difference in size is enough to change the overall situation. After
understood all this, and looked at our various grand plans, he became even more impressed.
Although the U.S. dollar still occupies the mainstream position as the cross-border settlement currency in today's world, when this plan really goes forward step by step in practice and connects the Asian, European and African continents, the previous settlement system may have to change. . The complete plate integrated by
has an obvious difference in strength when facing the distant regional plates.
The biggest advantage of offshore countries is the low cost of intervention. However, when the mainland integrates, the price they need to pay to maintain their status will become larger and larger. This burden is enough to bring down any strong economy. This is also a strategic contraction. the root of.
(The Burden of Hegemony)
Five: Major changes in climate and environmental protection.
Recently, my friend bought a new energy vehicle. Seeing how much fun he was using it, I was envious and planned to replace it.
This is something that happens around us all the time, and the cause behind it is related to a problem, the earth is getting hotter.
What are the consequences of a warming earth? The answer is that sea levels are rising, putting coastal countries and low-altitude countries at risk of extinction. This is also the reason why Europe is very concerned about this issue. Look at the topography of the UK, the altitude of the Netherlands, and the plains of France. They are all The same is true for high-risk areas in Japan. Similarly, the United States also has high-risk areas, East Coast !
Of course, the United States is a huge territory, and he doesn’t necessarily care if the East Coast is gone.
As a result, the issue of earth heating has become a common concern. Compared with the anxiety in Europe and the United States, we can actually feel relieved. Why don't you worry about
? You can understand it just by looking at the map.
Is there a string of islands near the East China Sea ? This is a natural flood control embankment!
(East Asia Topographic Map)
Its existence can not only prevent us from being affected by the Pacific Ocean temperature current, but also contain the hurricane from the Pacific Ocean, reducing the destructive power. This is the situation to the east of us, but it is even better to the west. A huge plateau, connected by a line of mountains, divides the great land of China into two.
A 400 mm rainfall line divided nomadic peoples and agricultural peoples in ancient times, and also divided the maritime monsoon area. Benefiting from the influence of this ocean monsoon, all the rich lands of East Asia are within our territory. Even if the sea level rises a little, there will still be room for maneuver.
So why are we still committed to new energy formats?
The reason is very simple. We don’t care about the conditions, but this is an opportunity to break through fossil energy and achieve overtaking in corners.
China's three-level trapezoidal landform is naturally a place rich in solar energy, water energy, and wind energy!
According to BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu : If we spread battery panels on 1% of our desert area, our electricity will be enough. Will the prospect of
not develop?
can get rid of energy constraints, boost industry, and protect the environment. Of course, we must be active!
When all this becomes a reality, what will the energy revolution bring? Does anyone still care about the once beautiful petrodollar? Without something to bind it to, value fades.
This is also the reason why Beauty once again pitted Europe on the issue of global warming, and it also wants a say in the future.
(new energy)
Epilogue: The future is here!
The prosperity of Asia, Europe and Africa will lead to the prosperity of the world, and the decline of Asia, Europe and Africa will lead to the prosperity of isolated islands. This is not a strange situation, but also a strange situation.
Only when Asia and Europe fall into internal strife will offshore have a chance.
However, peaceful development in this world is the mainstream, so it will return to the normal state of history. This normal state is that if Asia and Europe prosper, the world will prosper.
The geographical pattern on a globe and past historical experience have determined the upper limit of beauty. and the future.
