The Webster dictionary defines adventurism as "improvisation or experimentation as in politics, military or foreign affairs in the absence or in defiance of accepted plans, and disregard of accepted standards of behavior". There's no denying it, the entire world today is living through a major reshuffle of the balance of power and the centres of influence.
The US and some of its presumed allies, militarily and economically practically dominated the geopolitical and economical scene of international politics for the past century. The show is changing as some new or at least reemerging powers are now in ascendance, while some like Europe is in decline as an international influence and their divisions while pursuing their economic independence from the US.
America is plunging into a deeper isolation and chaos following Washington's bizarre policies toward its allies and competitors, plus a very egotistical stand vis-a-vis its interests and economical goals and choices of allies and partners. It's all personal, and not in the interests of the nation or the world.
Take for instance the relatively new emancipation of the BRIES, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, where all our reactions to them came in some regime change in Brazil, re empowering the army and the Evangelical right. The Shanghai cooperation organization, the Asian infrastructure bank, the Eurasian union, and all individual Asian power houses, like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan are all seeking more independence from the US. And more so from a present administration that is not offering any type of reassurance or long term alliance of any type.
Strategies to build new replacements to the classic Western/American control of shipping routes and naval domination that are becoming semi obsolete, by the fixed realities of building huge faster and cheaper land roads and adapting new ports in practically all strategic parts of the glob, further weakening the total domination of international trade by the US. The old Western/American military domination of most of the world under the strategy of insuring various countries security is eroding, as its demand of creating continual wars is not economical to the welfare of the West.
The US Dollar as an irreplaceable and unique currency for international trade, exchanges and reserves is being lost slowly and surely. And the banking messaging and control SWIFT system is itself being bypassed and maybe eventually replaced by most of the above mentioned countries. Even by some of our traditionally most trusted European partners, like Germany, France and Great Britain, when dealing with our fictional and delusional tariffs against the world and sanctions against Iran, Russia, China, Turkey, Pakistan, Venezuela and Cuba, plus an array of other small players. Even the Palestinian authority and the UN agencies serving the people got their share of revenge and punishment .
We always had the tendency of dominating the whole show, but the Trump administration pushed the game to new dangerous levels. So instead of the game being America facing the world, the scene is turning into "the world facing America" I don't think it's in our best interests economically, monetarily or militarily to play this game, under the pretense of our presumed total power and supremacy.
We have lost more wars lately in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, to name a few, that creating new ones in Iran, Venezuela and north Korea are definitely not safe for the country or the world. Unless it's a point to prove our arrogance and ignorance and start again reviving the old adage of the "ugly American". While a large segment of the American population is evolving politically and socially and globally, some who are headed by pure demagogy and false pretenses, religion, fear and pseudo patriotism remain stubbornly steady.
We are still being played systematically by fascist leaderships, only capable of destruction and poor judgment for their egoistical survival. our only allies left, constitute of some rogue neo fascist crazy leaders, like Netanyahu and MBS. destroying their countries and everyone near them. Another good way to name adventurism is; "It is a willingness to experiment and behave irresponsibly especially to obtain unfair advantages in politics or business, actions or attitudes regarded as reckless or potentially dangerous.
All my thanks to all my good readers and friends.
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