Since 1991, the United States has been the most powerful nation on Earth. The United States does not want potential challengers to global hegemony. Russia, because of its location becomes a pivotal foreign policy point. Whichever nation controls the Eurasian landmass will dominate the globe. Russia is in a geopolitical position to be a major world power in international affairs. The US is not willing to share power with other countries. Russia reemerging after Soviet collapse has created a new wave of hostility. Even without international Communism, the US still views Russia as an adversary. Russia could be a counter balance to unrestricted US unilateral military intervention. Russia opposes NATO, which advances the agenda of Western powers. The last major reason the US wants to harm Russia is its political advantage in Central Asia. If the US continues to antagonize the Russian Federation mass global conflict will be inevitable.
Russia can at times act as a balance against US aggression. One instance was the civil war in Syria. The United States and its NATO allies were attempting to invade. Their justification was based on the concept of responsibility to protect. The proposed removal had nothing to do with human rights, but power. Removing President Bashar Al-Assad was a way to create a government compliant to Western interests. Simultaneously, it would reinforce Israel's position in the region and give the West access to Syria's oil reserves. Russia rejected this proposal at the United Nations. Learning from the grave mistake of supporting Resolution 1973, they chose diplomacy. Russia has tried to organize dialogue between government and opposition figures. The United States made no such effort. Instead they began to arm certain groups that would later develop into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Segrei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister has made multiple efforts to end the civil war in Syria. There is even rumors of the possibility of a transitional government. As ISIS advances across Iraq and Syria, the United States still seeks regime change. The US threatened Syria with airstrikes, if it decided to use chemical weapons. The country may not have had a full arsenal, but materials that could produce chemical weapons. Russia then decide to convince President Assad to dispose of them. This time violence was not the answer, but skillful diplomacy. Russia by making peace invoked the wrath of the United States once again.
Another desire to harm Russia is to maintain the NATO alliance. NATO was formed to counter possible Soviet aggression during the Cold War. Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is no purpose for its existence. However, it was restructured in terms of foreign policy perspectives. NATO now has transformed into an armed force for multilateral intervention to further imperial objectives. NATO aggression in Yugoslavia was an example of how to dismantle a country. The same model is being used in Ukraine. Internal instability in Ukraine has been used as an excuse for NATO expansion. Russia considers Ukraine its area of influence and responded by aiding separatist rebels. What this means is Ukraine is collapsing around ethnic lines. Russians in the East are being displaced because of ethnic violence between Russians and Ukrainians. Presenting Russia as malevolent gives NATO purpose. There was an agreement in 1997 that NATO would not expand. Since that time there have been numerous interventions across the globe. Russia is then presented as a horrible oppressor by mass media. Now, there is talk of a "new Cold War." Europe and America are attempting to make Russia a new international threat. This has no basis in fact, but irrational scare tactics. It deflects away from the fact that Western nations are the biggest perpetrators of violence.
Russia's geographical access to Central Asia is critical. Central Asia contains huge amounts of oil and natural gas. The United States is a big consumer of oil and natural gas. Other world powers are competing to accumulate as much of these resources as possible. The reason is that these resources are not infinite. At some point they will be depleted. The US, China, and Russia are trying to aquire as much oil as they can before it is gone. That is why Central Asia is important. Russia has formed the Eurasian Union. Belarus and Kazakhstan were the first to join this new organization. If it is efficient and has a lucid foreign policy focus, it could challenge the EU. This would be troublesome for the United States, because Central Asia is pivotal to its "War on Terror." Central Asian countries could fall out of the orbit of the US-NATO alliance. That would include easy access to natural resources. Pivotal military bases could potentially be in jeopardy. Losing control of the Eurasian landmass would mean that the US could no longer remain supreme hegemon.
The US continues to pursue a policy of sanctions against Russia. This was due to actions in Ukraine after the departure of Viktor Yanukovych . This has nothing to due with human rights or democratic reform. The United States is engaging in subversion. It does not want any competitors,even if the world is becoming multipolar in terms of power. The US would most likely prefer that the Russian Federation be weakened. The idea of a country that could challenge US power is irksome to Washington. If this bullying continues, there will be a reaction. Remember that World War started as a result of rival alliance system. It is a possibility it could happen again.
Russia can at times act as a balance against US aggression. One instance was the civil war in Syria. The United States and its NATO allies were attempting to invade. Their justification was based on the concept of responsibility to protect. The proposed removal had nothing to do with human rights, but power. Removing President Bashar Al-Assad was a way to create a government compliant to Western interests. Simultaneously, it would reinforce Israel's position in the region and give the West access to Syria's oil reserves. Russia rejected this proposal at the United Nations. Learning from the grave mistake of supporting Resolution 1973, they chose diplomacy. Russia has tried to organize dialogue between government and opposition figures. The United States made no such effort. Instead they began to arm certain groups that would later develop into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Segrei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister has made multiple efforts to end the civil war in Syria. There is even rumors of the possibility of a transitional government. As ISIS advances across Iraq and Syria, the United States still seeks regime change. The US threatened Syria with airstrikes, if it decided to use chemical weapons. The country may not have had a full arsenal, but materials that could produce chemical weapons. Russia then decide to convince President Assad to dispose of them. This time violence was not the answer, but skillful diplomacy. Russia by making peace invoked the wrath of the United States once again.
Another desire to harm Russia is to maintain the NATO alliance. NATO was formed to counter possible Soviet aggression during the Cold War. Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there is no purpose for its existence. However, it was restructured in terms of foreign policy perspectives. NATO now has transformed into an armed force for multilateral intervention to further imperial objectives. NATO aggression in Yugoslavia was an example of how to dismantle a country. The same model is being used in Ukraine. Internal instability in Ukraine has been used as an excuse for NATO expansion. Russia considers Ukraine its area of influence and responded by aiding separatist rebels. What this means is Ukraine is collapsing around ethnic lines. Russians in the East are being displaced because of ethnic violence between Russians and Ukrainians. Presenting Russia as malevolent gives NATO purpose. There was an agreement in 1997 that NATO would not expand. Since that time there have been numerous interventions across the globe. Russia is then presented as a horrible oppressor by mass media. Now, there is talk of a "new Cold War." Europe and America are attempting to make Russia a new international threat. This has no basis in fact, but irrational scare tactics. It deflects away from the fact that Western nations are the biggest perpetrators of violence.
Russia's geographical access to Central Asia is critical. Central Asia contains huge amounts of oil and natural gas. The United States is a big consumer of oil and natural gas. Other world powers are competing to accumulate as much of these resources as possible. The reason is that these resources are not infinite. At some point they will be depleted. The US, China, and Russia are trying to aquire as much oil as they can before it is gone. That is why Central Asia is important. Russia has formed the Eurasian Union. Belarus and Kazakhstan were the first to join this new organization. If it is efficient and has a lucid foreign policy focus, it could challenge the EU. This would be troublesome for the United States, because Central Asia is pivotal to its "War on Terror." Central Asian countries could fall out of the orbit of the US-NATO alliance. That would include easy access to natural resources. Pivotal military bases could potentially be in jeopardy. Losing control of the Eurasian landmass would mean that the US could no longer remain supreme hegemon.
The US continues to pursue a policy of sanctions against Russia. This was due to actions in Ukraine after the departure of Viktor Yanukovych . This has nothing to due with human rights or democratic reform. The United States is engaging in subversion. It does not want any competitors,even if the world is becoming multipolar in terms of power. The US would most likely prefer that the Russian Federation be weakened. The idea of a country that could challenge US power is irksome to Washington. If this bullying continues, there will be a reaction. Remember that World War started as a result of rival alliance system. It is a possibility it could happen again.
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