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The Soviet Union was able to compete in some ways with the hegemony of the United States, but stretched their resources thin trying to combat the bigger power everywhere, which left them open for [[Colour revolution|colour revolutions]] in their later years, ultimately leading to a coup to overthrow the Soviet government and install a pro-West capitalist puppet in their place. | The Soviet Union was able to compete in some ways with the hegemony of the United States, but stretched their resources thin trying to combat the bigger power everywhere, which left them open for [[Colour revolution|colour revolutions]] in their later years, ultimately leading to a coup to overthrow the Soviet government and install a pro-West capitalist puppet in their place. | ||
== Unipolar world | == Unipolar world == | ||
After the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]] in 1991 and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, the USA came about as the world's hegemon -- they essentially enjoyed being above [[international law]], dictating law and government to other countries, circulating trade back to their own economy, etc. | After the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]] in 1991 and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, the USA came about as the world's hegemon -- they essentially enjoyed being above [[international law]], dictating law and government to other countries, circulating trade back to their own economy, etc. | ||
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Coupled with the end of the US Empire that is happening at this moment, we are seeing the end of a unipolar world and are already in the beginnings of a multipolar world where both China and the USA form competing hegemonies. | Coupled with the end of the US Empire that is happening at this moment, we are seeing the end of a unipolar world and are already in the beginnings of a multipolar world where both China and the USA form competing hegemonies. | ||
=== Response from the imperialist hegemon === | === Response from the imperialist hegemon === | ||
Imperialism being the highest stage of capitalism, the USA is of course its fiercest proponent and example. Losing its status as the prime imperial power would mean the end of the American way of life for its bourgeoisie, and as such they try everything they can, often with disastrous results, to maintain a unipolar world. | |||
In January 2020, the United States illegally killed [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian]] General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a drone strike,<ref>{{News citation|date=2020-07-09|title=Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53345885|newspaper=BBC}}</ref> after which Iran retorted with a missile strike on two US airbases in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Erdogan Cagatay Zontur, Servet Günerigök|date=2020-01-08|title=Iran hits Iraqi military bases housing US troops|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/iran-hits-iraqi-military-bases-housing-us-troops/1695644#|newspaper=Anadolu Agency}}</ref> | In January 2020, the United States illegally killed [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iranian]] General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a drone strike,<ref>{{News citation|date=2020-07-09|title=Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53345885|newspaper=BBC}}</ref> after which Iran retorted with a missile strike on two US airbases in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Erdogan Cagatay Zontur, Servet Günerigök|date=2020-01-08|title=Iran hits Iraqi military bases housing US troops|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/iran-hits-iraqi-military-bases-housing-us-troops/1695644#|newspaper=Anadolu Agency}}</ref> | ||
In 2021, the US Congress voted the [[Strategic Competition Act of 2021]]<ref>{{News citation|title=S.1169 - Strategic Competition Act of 2021|archive-url=https://archive.ph/JaL8I | In 2021, the US Congress voted the [[Strategic Competition Act of 2021]]<ref>{{News citation|journalist=US Congress|title=S.1169 - Strategic Competition Act of 2021|archive-url=https://archive.ph/JaL8I}}</ref> that would give 300 million dollars a year to, notably, "develop and implement a plan for increasing the U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region" and "authorize various foreign military financing and diplomatic activities in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region" a clear admission of regime change operations to come. | ||
==== | Around the same time, it was revealed by The Herald that the United States was offering 1000 dollars per article in African newspapers that disparaged and lied about China and their investments on the continent.<ref>{{News citation|date=2021-09-21|title=US plan to discredit Chinese investments unmasked|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/us-plan-to-discredit-chinese-investments-unmasked/|newspaper=The Herald|archive-url=https://archive.ph/HrDgm|archive-date=2021-11-14}}</ref> | ||
In 2022, following the [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the United States was the first to propose sanctions on [[Russian Federation|Russia]] which were quickly adopted by their lapdogs in Europe<ref>{{News citation| | |||
In 2022, following the [[2022 Russo-Ukranian conflict|Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the United States was the first to propose sanctions on [[Russian Federation|Russia]] which were quickly adopted by their lapdogs in Europe<ref>{{News citation|date=2022-03-03|title=List of sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/25/list-of-sanctions-on-russia-after-invasion|newspaper=Al Jazeera}}</ref>. As the world still relies on oil (whether Russian or not), this quickly led to price [[inflation]] and the United States is now asking for [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuelan]] oil<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Anatoly Kurmanaev, Natalie Kitroeff, Kenneth P. Vogel|date=2022-03-05|title=U.S. Officials Travel to Venezuela, a Russia Ally, as the West Isolates Putin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/05/world/americas/venezuela-russia-usa.html|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref> despite having tried to coup [[Nicolás Maduro]] in favour of [[Juan Guaidó]]. | |||
Moreover, due to the sanctions on the SWIFT system (essentially banning Russia from global trade), Russia traded oil in Yuan for the first time, and was shortly followed by [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]. Essentially, countries in the same situation as Russia (powerful but on the periphery of the imperialist hegemon) have received a signal that going against [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]'s wishes would get their economy crippled and their government possibly toppled, and thus they are moving closer to China (joining the CIPS system for example, an alternative to SWIFT) for their own security. | Moreover, due to the sanctions on the SWIFT system (essentially banning Russia from global trade), Russia traded oil in Yuan for the first time, and was shortly followed by [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]. Essentially, countries in the same situation as Russia (powerful but on the periphery of the imperialist hegemon) have received a signal that going against [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]'s wishes would get their economy crippled and their government possibly toppled, and thus they are moving closer to China (joining the CIPS system for example, an alternative to SWIFT) for their own security. | ||
== References == | == References == |