{"id":59526,"date":"2021-09-26T12:34:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T17:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59526"},"modified":"2021-09-26T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T17:34:41","slug":"the-great-game-moves-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=59526","title":{"rendered":"The Great Game moves on"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"research-article__hero \">\n<div class=\"research-article__hero__container _wrapper\">\n<div class=\"research-article__hero__content\">\n<h3 class=\"research-article__hero__content__heading quarto-h2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldmoney.com\/research\/goldmoney-insights\/the-great-game-moves-on\">The Great Game moves on<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article _wrapper\">\n<article class=\"article__content\"><strong>Following America\u2019s withdrawal from Afghanistan, her focus has switched to the Pacific with the establishment of a joint Australian and UK naval partnership.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The founder of modern geopolitical theory, Halford Mackinder, had something to say about this in his last paper, written for the Council on Foreign Relations in 1943. Mackinder anticipated this development, though the actors and their roles at that time were different. In particular, he foresaw the economic emergence of China and India and the importance of the Pacific region.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This article discusses the current situation in Mackinder\u2019s context, taking in the consequences of green energy, the importance of trade in the Pacific region, and China\u2019s current deflationary strategy relative to that of declining western powers aggressively pursuing asset inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There is little doubt that the world is rebalancing as Mackinder described nearly eighty years ago. To appreciate it we must look beyond the West\u2019s current economic and monetary difficulties and the loss of its hegemony over Asia, and particularly note the improving conditions of the Asia\u2019s most populous nations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>Following NATO\u2019s defeat in the heart of Asia, and with Afghanistan now under the Taliban\u2019s rule, the Chinese\/Russian axis now controls the Asian continental mass. Asian nations not directly related to its joint hegemony (not being members, associates, or dialog partners of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) are increasingly dependent upon it for trade and technology. Sub-Saharan Africa is in its sphere of influence. The reality for America is that the total population in or associated with the SCO is 57% of the world population. And America\u2019s grip on its European allies is slipping.<br \/>\n\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Great Game moves on Following America\u2019s withdrawal from Afghanistan, her focus has switched to the Pacific with the establishment of a joint Australian and UK naval partnership. The founder of modern geopolitical theory, Halford Mackinder, had something to say about this in his last paper, written for the Council on Foreign Relations in 1943. 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