President has claimed the US needs to acquire Greenland for national security purposes — a move that European allies see as a threat to the Arctic island’s sovereignty
  • BlaestEgnen@feddit.dkEnglish
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    1 month ago

    we can’t use the Indian trade agreement as an example of European independence if it serves the US strategy.

    It serves European strategy, as one step to further isolate Russia, to ensure countries we’re closer aligned to are in better positions. Of the three global tigers (China, India, USA), India is the lesser evil.

    Sure India counters China in regional presence, but that’s not the ways USA cares about countering China. India would honestly trade Taiwan for complete soft control of Southeast Asia.

    As opposed to the multipolar order.

    That doesn’t exist, there’s at least 4 polars today. Usa, China, India and EU. There could be arguments for the Arabic peninsula being a 5th major polar.

    Also, how would the EU benefit?

    Trading energy in euroes, would make more euroes float and make the euro as a currency stronger. The more a currency is adapted, the stronger it is.

    It’s the entire tenant behind US growth, the petrodollar. Making the world swim in dollars, which they end up investing back in the US and the US can then buy new shit overseas. The Euro would achieve a similar effect if it bought its energy in euroes, with a third intermediary being Africa. Saudi Arabia would invest in Africa, Africa would buy a mix of food and industrial equipment in Europe and the triangle trade is in motion

    rub it in that the US are violating international law.

    fair

    That’s when international law matters. If we don’t defend it or at least try, we signal that it is only there to suppress the ambitions of small countries.

    An idealists statement, but it’s not how the world spins around

    • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      , but that’s not the ways USA cares about countering China

      What is the way?

      That [US hegemony] doesn’t exist

      I am not sure if Europe is independent. If we were independent we wouldn’t stay silent about Cuba.

      India is big, but are they on the same technological level?

      Trading energy in euroes

      The US is just stopping the dollar dominance. Europe would have the same problem: everything is produced elsewhere so we are forced to develop the most advanced weapons without practical skills and a reliable supply.

      Africa would buy a mix of food and industrial equipment in Europe

      Building our future on exploiting Africa again is possible but not reliable. China could and will make the better offers. Same for them buying Arabian energy.

      An idealists statement, but it’s not how the world spins around

      Which shows that we only support countries for materialistic reasons. We continue to be the colonial powers. That costs us credibility. Why should countries prefer us over China?