Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychological operations

Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 19, 2022 @02:03PM (#32901717)

> a multi-polar that in essence agrees to the best possible outcome, even as we explore it, seems perfectly within the interests of all

Multi-polarity is generally code for regional hegemony. That's great if you're the regional hegemon. Not so much if you're the hegemon's neighbor.

America is a maritime power. These (think: Carthage, Venice, Portugal, the Dutch and Britain; counterfactual: Japan) have historically relied on trade, and trading outposts, to project power. As such, they're a natural friend of small countries resisting regional hegemony.

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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by tdba on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:12PM (#32904046)

So it's better to be dominated by an even bigger hegemon from further away?

>natural friend of small countries resisting regional hegemony

Consider Cuba or Venezuela and their relationship to the USA.

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Re:Pentagon opens sweeping review of clandestine psychologic... by JumpCrisscross on Monday September 19, 2022 @05:47PM (#32904501)

> it's better to be dominated by an even bigger hegemon from further away?

Objectively, yes. In no small part because maritime powers tend to knit together alliances, not annex and colonise the way land powers do.

> Consider Cuba or Venezuela and their relationship to the USA

In both these cases, we are the regional hegemon.

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