EXPANDING THE EURO-ASIAN GEOSTRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

Muscle and brains are essential factors in ensuring the long-term strategic security of Eurasia.

 

By Sidney Hey 

President Vladimir Putin's presentation of the entry into service of the POSEIDON nuclear-powered submarine drone with the capacity to carry a 100-megaton nuclear warhead, the BUREVESTNIK missile, also nuclear-powered with unlimited range, and the upcoming commissioning of the SARMAT intercontinental missile, puts into perspective the indisputable potential of the Russian Federation in the face of constant threats and provocations from NATO. This provides a framework for what will be the future of Eurasian geopolitics.

Surely, President Donald Trump was briefed on this in some Pentagon situation room alongside the appalled generals and advisers from the Department of Defence (DoD) who, with no answer to the president's questions, could only ruminate on one theory or another. But this is something that even an idiot can understand and that does not need much explanation and can be summed up in a single sentence: ‘If you keep attacking me with your weapons, I will strike back.’ 

This reality check had already been felt in March 2019 when President Putin himself announced to global public opinion the development and advanced state of hypersonic and intercontinental missiles that would revolutionise the concepts of strategic warfare. At the time, many in Washington spoke of Putin's ‘bluffing’.  

But the development of Eurasian geopolitics goes beyond Russia's strategic military potential. Also (and very importantly) is the development of strategic political relationships with reliable partners and long-term potential. North Korea has taken a step forward in its importance in this regard and, in this sense, has shown its deep commitment to Russia in countering the now undeniable and damaging Anglo-American interference that currently (through attempts to boycott Russian oil) threatens energy security. Its invaluable participation in the liberation of Kursk has been more than appreciated by Moscow, and this has further strengthened bilateral relations. That is why both countries participated in the Eurasian security summit held in Minsk.

The meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui was a clear sign of this and, at the same time, a serious concern for Washington DC and Brussels (EU), who already feel overwhelmed by the imminent collapse of the front in Ukraine, as seen in situations on the ground in places such as Kupiansk and Prokovsk. Desperation over this has led Zelensky's SBU, with the support and guidance of the British MI6 (providing strategic intelligence), to make terrorism its main strategy.

The last thirty years have made it very clear that without security there can be no development, let alone economic progress, a lesson that South American countries (and Argentina in particular) have failed to learn. We have witnessed how nations of great wealth, especially based on their energy resources such as oil and gas, have been destroyed by the intervention of external powers which, relying on their influence over international organisations such as the United Nations, the IAEA, the World Bank and the list goes on, then managed (through invasion) to deliver the coup de grâce with shot at head.

Without a doubt, Russia and countries throughout Asia (especially China and North Korea) also witnessed these historical processes and learned from them, and they know full well that no policy is possible without the ability to implement it on the basis of facts that would only be possible in an environment of total freedom and self-determination for their governments. The war in Ukraine is undoubtedly the paradigm of this struggle, where the outdated and corrupt Anglo-American-led system is being defeated by the Russian Federation in its attempt to do the same as it did to those who opposed it.

In this sense, the talks between Foreign Ministers Lavrov and Choe Son-hui are more than understandable and well-founded, given that, in addition to the benefits that can be obtained from deepening bilateral relations, addressing comprehensive security is a key point to develop in view of (despite the latest agreements reached) the tensions that the US maintains with China due to a clear attempt to control and, if possible, take over the Silk Roads, the deployments and disturbing signals alongside its Atlantic allies in both the Indo-Pacific and its continuous subversive operations in Central Asia aimed at undermining Afghanistan's neighbourly relations as part of the White House's well-known intention to regain access to and possession of the Bagram air base north of Kabul.

It is these covert actions aimed at fomenting ethnic, religious and national discord (seen in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Afghanistan), including terrorist attacks against officials and political leaders of other countries that pursue Washington's well-defined geostrategic goals, that are mobilising the legitimate policies of regional cooperation and mutual aid between the Russian Federation and North Korea. 

In this way, Pyongyang, hand in hand with the Russian Federation, is opening up to the world, leaving behind the isolation forced upon it by decades of sanctions and constant harassment from a power that is now in decline and whose only remaining asset is its military potential, which (let's face it) is also falling behind in the face of the technological and scientific advances and innovations that Russia has made public in recent weeks.

In this context, and in line with the capabilities demonstrated during the tough weeks of fighting in Kursk, Pyongyang will be able to play a leading role in maritime and air security in the northern waters of the peninsula and also in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan.