The US National Security Strategy in 6 points - Geopolitics with Alex Stubb

[@NedAndre]

The increase in quality geopolitical analysis on youtube lately has been really wonderful. As an American it's nice to have someone analyze this document, as there's simply too much politically going on here to really follow everything.

[@LRRPFco52]

Best thing you can do is unplug from corporate click-bait media and study dispassionate analyses by professionals who have decades of experience with zero loyalty to institutions.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@LRRPFco52 The institution of Capitalism seems to intend to acquire the assets of Asian Producer Nations as the Romans, British and now US Empire has done. Taking resources and forcing the less powerful to yield their assets is the method of Empires since Nations became big enough to overcome their neighbors. The US now appears to serve the interests of Investors to discover profits from exploitation. Extorting cash from European Consumers with LNG appears to head the list?

[@LRRPFco52]

@@danielhutchinson6604 Have you ever looked at the resources that exist in the North American continent already? Every single type of human society uses resources from the land to survive. To hang this on "capitalism" just shows how low information that argument is.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@LRRPFco52 I spent 40 years serving a capitalist economic system, and watched as it deteriorated from some major industrial producer to the pathetic exploiter of weaker Nations that now exists. The ability to arrange a Marshall Plan, has become a desire to extort funds from Europe to support a sagging GDP that would have fallen farther were it not for forcing European Consumers to support LNG sales . You may need to do some research if you want to discuss current events?

[@LRRPFco52]

@@danielhutchinson6604 I lived through all of this. My mom is from Finland, where I have been traveling to or living since 1979. We lived in West Germany from 1980-1982. There are no pure capitalist systems (“capitalistic" is a term I heard the Russians/communists use a lot). The US didn’t exploit other nations, but lifted them up. If you study history, no other nation or political-economic entity has lifted as many people out of extreme poverty as the US has. Yes, there are companies that have made profits from the Bretton Woods arrangement for sure, while also employing millions of people all over the world and making the exchange of goods and services more optimized than any time in the world. I have traveled to or lived in 30 different nations in Europe, Asia, Central America, and the Middle East. I see the world much differently than most people I communicate with as a result.

[@roberth9814]

Being an American learning my own nation's sec strategy from a European is the most American thing to happen to me all week.

[@Double0hTater]

Could go get a cheeseburger and crack open a shitty beer and watch some nascar, o, and grill a fat piece of meat while you eat your cheeseburger. 👍 i shall teach you the ways of the southerner

[@goody82az]

Are you also in ILE? :)

[@brentthebloodhound]

listen to peter zeihan.

[@kingace6186]

LOL. I now make an active effort to get my American news (& news in general) & analyses from international people and agencies. For example, I get my news from the independent, neutral TLDR News, based in the UK.

[@likemostthings]

and the man is wearing a turtle neck... doesn't get more European than that!

[@masterchinese28]

Americans sometimes bristle at how much they spend to be the world's police, but they don't realize how much they benefit from their leadership position. When the US sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. Its ability to leverage the US dollar for sanctions, the fact that energy trade is done in US dollars, the best diplomatic corps, the core of the strongest military alliance, and so on. Pax Americana has been a boon to the world but especially to America's interests. So many of the U.S. rivals cheer any move to isolationism.

[@Rob_F8F]

Europeans sometimes bristles at how much America acts as the world's police, but they don't realize how much they benefit from America's leadership position.

[@blafonovision4342]

Pax Americana has been a disaster for America. And the faster we withdraw from Bretton Woods, the better for us.

[@Rob_F8F]

@@blafonovision4342 How has Bretton Woods been a disaster for America?

[@blafonovision4342]

@@Rob_F8F Out economy is in the toilet. Out military spending is out of sight. Our birth rate is tanking. We need to re-shore manufacturing. We need a favorable balance of trade. We need to cut our military budget by 90%.

[@Rob_F8F]

@@blafonovision4342 What dies this have to do with the Bretton Woods Agreement? Without explaining that connection, all of the problems that you mention could as easily be blamed on the World Cup.

[@JMM33RanMA]

This video, as always, is rational, analytical, and international in focus. It is a realistic, non-dogmatic analysis of the US position and perspective.

[@lanceb7288]

Maybe you just agree with him

[@JMM33RanMA]

@@lanceb7288 And just maybe, because of that, I am feeding the Algorithm to keep these videos on my feed. If you haven't noticed, the Googlebots and their algorithms have made finding or following things more difficult, so if you really think something deserves attention, you have to feed it, like feeding birds or squirrels.🥜🐿

[@lanceb7288]

@@JMM33RanMA Why feed what the mother algorithm already promotes?

[@japossert]

1. General Approach of the US - still be involved with those who share their vision and are willing to co-operate 2. Competition for what comes next - while cooperating on transnational topics such as climate change, organized crime, etc. 3. How the US positions itself 4. Overview of the US Approach 5. Pillars of Thinking 6. Global Priorities - outcompeting Russia and China, also due to laying the groundwork for the AI and robotics era

[@yankeefederer1994]

As an American conservative who often vehemently disagrees with Biden on certain policies (2A, cultural norms, and his economic populism), he is largely acting exactly how I would want a sitting president to behave in global affairs. There's an Augustinian flair to his foreign policy stance, allying primarily with those that share common loves. That should be the primary basis for true allies, as they are far more likely to make tough long-term sacrifices for the greater good than an ally of pragmatism. His willingness to still wield American influence but also engaging with our long-standing allies is the correct balance when looking at our outsized strengths and vulnerabilities. I'm glad he is our president now while dealing with Russia and China, rather than Trump.

[@bb-6359]

Exactly. Domestic and foreign policy are two entirely different beasts.

[@817sports]

Biden lost the prisoner swap

[@truthaboveall7988]

Democrats r republicans republicans r the MAGA GQP

[@goldbullet50]

USSR also had allies making sacrifices for the "greater good", at the expense of everyone that opposed them. If US was to collapse in a similar way, most of the world jump the sinking ship despite any symbolical "shared values". The only reason countries appease the US is their unchallenged power in global affairs.

[@farzana6676]

​@@goldbullet50 Good, then all we need to do is not collapse.

[@sladewinberry8283]

I think for the most part, we recognize the benefit of our friendships. I loved studying in Europe in college. Germany helped us with a formula shortage, Australia sent their firefighters to help us when my state was burning down. I want us to be more diplomatic and democratic in our leadership moving forward. Especially as Germany and Japan rebuild their militaries. I see the Free World only getting stronger and more prosperous.

[@danstevens64]

I hope Europe continues to burn. I can't stand them.

[@E4439Qv5]

Naive take, but I like it. I wish you well for it.

[@benikramer5115]

Hmgrr.. The western concept of freedom/dominance has the quality of a gulag/Auschwitz work/death camp for others. „Cooperation „to colonize others, and steal their resources and enslave them isn’t really progressive, nor is it compatible with nature(our ecological niche for survival) A route with the signs dead end, biohazard and nuclear radiation should not be explored further. Before, the so called free world were the main actors/provocateurs/attackers in WW 1&2 No one is more a slave, than this one, who falsely believes to be free (Goethe) Even a first class slave nor a slave owner are truly free. According to its income, the modern freewalk-slaves action radius is defined by the invisible chain called money. The freedom of the slave owner is to buy a nice golden fence around him. Isn’t there a better ideal of freedom to f I n d?

[@Shadow__133]

Strenghtening Japan and Germany military went super well the last couple times.

[@sladewinberry8283]

@@Shadow__133 Japan was an ally in World War 1. Argument invalid. The Japan and Germany of today are different places now.

[@martindice5424]

‘Democracy versus Autocracy’ Keep it simple guys. It’s America. And.. actually, as a Brit I can see the truth in this outlook. Simple doesn’t always equate with simplistic.

[@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311]

yeah right - look at how Julian Assange was treated and keep telling us there's any difference between the West and Russia.

[@luckydrag7273]

oligarch vs autocracy

[@farzana6676]

@@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311 Loool, the West is equivalent to Russia and China? 🤣🤣🤣

[@blackcatdungeonmastersfami5311]

@@farzana6676 There's not as much difference as you think. All of them are empires which crush internal opposition. Over the past 30 years the USA has killed millions of people around the world, far more than China or Russia.

[@ColinTherac117]

@@farzana6676 Are you actually silly enough to believe the actions of the CIA across south America and Africa are not horrific?

[@banesovilj]

I highly appreciate this insightful and thought-provoking analysis.

[@IAFSABAF]

This is one of the only videos I've sat and listened through without distractions or fidgeting or doom scrolling another app 🙃

[@normdyer94]

Bringing a view from the commanding heights out to the people - without the gooblygook and manipulations. Its REALLY refreshing to listen to you, Alex Stubb. Thank you in advance for your continued conversations. They might very well become known as pillars of sanity and normalcy in an increasingly bizarre media space.

[@djhaskin987]

"Free, Open, Prosperous, and Secure" -- Goes back to FDR's Four Freedoms: Freedom of Religion (Free), Freedom of Speech (Open), Freedom from Want (Prosperous), and Freedom from Fear (Secure).

[@peakbagger3180]

Outstanding! The analysis of this former PM of Finland is deep, concise, and multi-perspective. Just what is wanted from a 20 minute video on a heavy topic.

[@anderspettersson9885]

Libya felt and are still feeling the impact of US values...

[@Nate-wf5hk]

They also felt the values of Gaddafi, literally everyone wanted him gone, not just the us and eu

[@anderspettersson9885]

@@Nate-wf5hk So you think they (Libya,Iraq,Afganistan,Syria) are better of now?

[@Nate-wf5hk]

@@anderspettersson9885 I don’t know, nobody can know for sure either. There is no alternative reality where we can se the outcome of leaving Gaddafi in power.

[@goldbullet50]

And in 2011 Alexander Stubb expressed his disappointment that Finland didn't join NATO in their campaign in Libya, saying the "freedom loving people are rejoicing in the streets of Tripoli". These globalists only want others to play by the rules imposed by the Americans, without Americans having to play by them themselves.

[@KhotsoMolefi]

​@@Nate-wf5hk don't lie

[@martinwest2538]

The strategy of USA is clearly manifested in Brzezinskis book "The Grand Chessboard". It's still completely valid today as it was in 1997 when it was written. It's all about global dominance. The sad thing is Europe doesn't see or refuses to admit that the USA is in fact consciously weakening Europe by default. By cutting the mutual relations between Europe and Russia, by exciting the rearmament (which in the end is benefiting the military industrial complex of USA while preventing Europe from investing in constructive investments instead) and ultimately by inciting Russia and Europe in a mutual war, destroying everything in the end. As it's stated, "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal".

[@jacksonfl]

Greetings from Jacksonville Florida USA. Free, open, prosperous and secure. Imagine a world with China or Russia as the unipolar superpower, instead of America. We have our share of shortcomings, but we have our values right, by and large.

[@nsms1297]

Richard A Fuhrman, Greetings from US partner in Indo-Pacific. Unfortunately, US did not prevent China's rise and we are going to suffer because of it. Remember President Bill Clinton gave free trade, tech share and most 'favoured nation' status to China instead of preventing it's rise!

[@thejfactor1]

The US is the modern day British Empire. It relies on extorting middle powers to keep its consumer economy happy with cheap goods. Last I recall pride and gluttony were two cardinal sins.

[@LowenKM]

You bet, and good to also see some mention of the dilemma of countries that feel 'under-represented' in this 'New & Improved' version of Pax Americana. Though in fairness it's kind of a Catch-22, since most of these 'marginalized' countries lack a stable government to begin with.

[@MRTY323]

Stop invading countries, and we might just believe that.

[@MusicalMemeology]

As an Aussie and American ally I shudder to think what the world run by China or Russia would look like. Thank you for such an amazing albeit messy sometimes country that has helped humanity rise out of poverty and war 😊

[@HenryKlausEsq.]

Excellent and straight-forward analysis. Thank you, you have a new subscriber.

[@marvfj6451]

I have downloaded the strategy and read it. Now I’ll go through it with your guide Mr. Prime Minister. Thanks!

[@kingace6186]

Thank you for this video. It was an objective and updated analysis of the Geopolitics of America. Precisely what I was looking for. I did not want to read the 50-page document but am more than willing to watch a 20 minutes video, since I am a more visual & auditory learner.

[@p51mustang24]

You can't really read documents like this without reading between the lines, understanding coded language, and most of all watching what they do > listening to what they say. Remember, "our democracy" is a euphemism for "our power".

[@Nate-wf5hk]

And our power is derived from our democracy

[@isaimtz-cmcho688]

@@Nate-wf5hk delusions LOL

[@fh5926]

Coded language - I don't like what it actually says and will provide my own version instead.

[@philzmusic8098]

@@Nate-wf5hk I think it's derived from our military. Throughout history countries and empires have only been as strong as their economies backed by their military. And no country or empire remains powerful forever.

[@benikramer5115]

As long the security of one side is basically putting the other side in a state of insecurity , no one will be secure in a desirable way. The wrong path does only lead to bigger problems, which makes a solution more urgent, difficult and unlikely, the longer the wrong path is followed.

[@bestieswithtesties]

It is impossible for the two sides to co-exist. By nature democracy and fascism are threats to each other. In the end there are only two options. Either one side wins, or we all lose.

[@billgibbard9449]

The world is changing.The US and the world is very fortunate that President Biden and his team have a grown-up and respectful attitude towards others. However powerful the United States is, it cannot address all the issues that confront the United States and the world alone. The United States needs allies, and allies must be treated respectfully and responsibly if the United States desires their cooperation. President Biden's humanity, humility, and realism are signs of strength. He is grossly underrated in his own country. Perhaps, after he is gone, his country will appreciate him more.

[@micone307]

Overall, if you look past the gaffes he has done an extraordinary amount of great things, and the list is getting longer by the month.

[@timthetiny7538]

Hopefully it keeps changing. We should drop everyone like theyre hot and bring it all back here. Parasites in Europe particularly need shorter shrift from us.

[@cooldudecs]

@@timthetiny7538they are a colony. Get used to it. The euro is hitched to the dollar…

[@williamdraken6018]

He doesnt even know what day it is or where he is sometimes. Do you honestly believe that a clearly senile elderly man is making extremely complicated geopolitical decisions and policy? Whoever the individuals in his camp who are running the show in the shadows behind him are the ones navigating this. He just a figurehead, nothing more.

[@fbkintanar]

It would be nice to hear a point by point comparison with EU security policy, so far that it exists. Where do they align with Biden's perspective, and where do they have a different emphasis? And how is the EU hedging its bets in case a future US president veers towards a different direction? Is the US a strategic competitor to the EU in areas like digital platforms, where the EU wants to wrest away some of the powers that US tech companies have accumulated? Does the EU think the US will accede to its direction-setting agenda in broad areas of regulation, and if not what will the US do in these spaces? And what are the directions of EU policy towards Africa and India, will they differentiate themselves from the US?

[@danielhutchinson6604]

You imply that Biden has a policy? It appears that he simply acts to promote Wall Street profits? The Foreign Policy of the Presidents does not vary much beyond a few insignificant items. Policy enacted by the Obama State Department seems to have survived the Trump Administration's bumbling parade of Clowns passing through the revolving door of the Trump Cabinet..... Obama was simply continuing Bush Foreign Policy. The US needs the income from LNG sales being forced on European Consumers, and the GDP apparently is expecting the boost from extorting payments from those fortunate souls who now have had their cheap gas shut off forcibly by the US? The Third Quarter offered an improved figure as the European Gas Supplies were delivered by some US Providers. Apparently forcing Russia out of the Gas Business was good for US Sales. But at one time the US Government condemned that type of business, as Standard Oil used basically the same technique to eliminate competing providers. In 1911 the Standard Oil Company was ordered to be broken into smaller parts, due to unethical business practices. Has the US State Department adopted JD Rockefeller ethics now?

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

See thats the issue. The EU doesn't have a comprehensive security policy, or perhaps I should say "vision for the future". Too many rifts, opinions, agendas, insecurities, stakeholders, nations... And they're all out for themselves. It's the great European dilemma.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 I notice that in 2016 a new element was introduced to Political Leadership, as Robert Mercer demonstrated how an Investor Class could exploit the entire planet using his Electoral Methods to install the proper Political Prostitute, simply by paying him a sufficient amount of cash. His BREXIT success proved his methods worked, and Trump's success against all odds insured that the proper amount of cash could get results in elections. So we now have an Oligarchy that installs their choices, and the EU became the Dutchy of Oligarchs. Brilliant........right? Makes ya wonder what Ursula Van Der Loon cost?

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

@@danielhutchinson6604 😂 who's the dumbest bot? Gotta be a Russian or Chinese one...

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@mysterioanonymous3206 If you want to claim the Title , be my guest? But if you choose to discuss world affairs I am willing to talk to any fool, and I find that Fools appear to be an abundant source of foolish statements? But prattle on Cracker......

[@anthonynicoli]

Alex, Thank you for calling this document to our attention.

[@Behindtheheadliness]

Interesting take! Never thought about it that way.😮

[@goody82az]

Thanks for your perspective. I skimmed this today and you reinforced what I picked up from it.

[@aaron2709]

Great presentation, as usual.

[@christophercousins184]

Thanks again for your excellent analysis.

[@SeeonX]

That freaking turtle neck is amazing

[@JAMAC08]

What is your explanation on the concept of "Shared values" in the context of alliance with autocratic regions, such as Gulf States? Does the document give a definitive strategy on North Korea?

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

It's just a PR paper... You think they'd publish any real strategic papers? You think they want to fairly compete with the rest of the world? Naw man... 😂

[@richardacevedo280]

I believe the document is written as a ''doctrine'', i.e., as a high level document that would not go into detailing the approach to follow in the case of a specific country. From the initial discussion, it can be clearly inferred that countries are free to choose who is and who is not with the alliance based on a common set of values and objectives.

[@yoleeh2129]

Definitely I like your presentation of geopolitics because I can understand it.

[@TML0677]

lol

[@ThunderAppeal]

Yes, hes an idiot and it takes an idiot to understand another idiot. So you are a *perfect* match.

[@Protaneum]

Thanks for your presentation here. It really feels like someone could love, hate or feel indifferent to the U.S. but still enjoy your breakdown of the document.

[@physbang]

Thanks for this. I love your analysis and have learned much from your lectures about how the US fits into the geopolitical world.

[@lorax8172]

I do not want to read it, so yes, thank you for the summary

[@alexanderthegreat5519]

Again, thank you Alex!

[@TheToppa72]

I've read every US NSS for the last 30 years or so start to finish and one consistent central theme is that there's a commitment to maintaining the US as the world's predominant power and ensuring it's freedom of action (outside any international laws or accepted norms where it feels necessary)- which is of course eminently rational as a means to ensure US security - unfortunately included down the years have also been various more or less explicit explicit statements about the need to ensure that rivals do not emerge which is in effect an implicit threat to any other large or emerging power or alliance whether the threat they represent is predominantly economic or military in nature. I'm never quite sure whether to think of it as hubristic or simply realistic but the NSSs always reflect the inherent assumption of the centrality of US power and rarely reflect on the ways in which the statement and expression of US power - in particular the unavoidable fact of US global military reach - in and of themselves create a competitive framework which at the very least necessitate the every major nation on earth formulate it's own policy that takes account of US economic influence and potential for force projection. Dubya put it rather bluntly when he said 'you're either with us or against us' but couched in rather more diplomatic language almost every NSS has imposed a similar - if slightly less stark - choice upon the Nations of the World.. at least IMHO.. I think it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the fact that the publication of such documents is itself a political act - that in fact since the sentiments so conveyed neither represent any binding commitment nor indeed necessarily represent the USs true intent - that viewing it as political act - one aimed at shaping the actions of both allies and adversaries (or potential adversaries) - is the only way it can or should be seen. Useful archive of historical NSSs back to '87 here for those with curiostity and probably more time on their hands than is healthy: history.defense.gov/Historical-Sources/National-Security-Strategy/ EDIT: Incidentally the comment at 8:50 ish or so that the US was willing to 'export democracy by way of force' surely has to go down as an epic level non sequitur in the light of both predicted and actual outcomes and in the subsuent emergence of evidence regarding the deceptions used as a casus belli. To give even as much credit as to suggest that the motives of the US were at least noble or indeed that a true democracy can - or is even likely to - emerge under the unavoidable implicit threat of the world's most prolifically aggressive and powerful military force is to take a somewhat flexible view of the concept of 'Democracy' I think.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Thanks for recommending the Rachman Review podcast. I’ve got the interview with Thomas Wright cued up on Overcast.

[@mrpunta]

Excellent, thank you!

[@chancesire]

Thanks for this video sir.

[@patrickmoriarty7273]

Alex ~ Well Done

[@christianbresch7445]

Would be interesting to have the Chinese perspective on all this as well

[@mdtrw]

IR and strat studies are so interesting. I wish I’ll for in the NSC one day

[@michaelmedina1978]

might is right and justice is determined by whoever is in power...might is right and justice is determined by whoever is in power...

[@belowme8893]

Easy to argue that the news does as much damage as any other thing

[@laynemccormic9102]

excellent video and analysis. It's unfortunate the comment sections on these videos are such cesspools.

[@galactyx1]

Co-opetition - this is where 2 parties both compete & collaborate, on an issue-by-issue basis. This portmanteau word would seem to summarise the USA strategic posture

[@andrewvisser5805]

Alex, at 13,09 do you mean "that is a message to Russia", not the US? As usual a really interesting listen, as are all your casts.

[@Rattler808]

thanks for mentioning this.

[@johnlaudenslager706]

Thanks for making us aware of the document and summarizing it so clearly. I was glad to hear so much emphasis on cooperation, plus realistic acknowledgement that some states won't opt for democracy. Free? Any sign in the document that free includes freedom from invasions?

[@cameronspence4977]

The US hasnt invaded a country in 20 years. The US has launched actual invasions of a total of 2 countries in 32 years. Get over it dude

[@cameronspence4977]

*the last

[@adlwilliams]

This is my first time seeing this gentleman speak. I appreciate when smart people do the thinking for me so this was great. He looks and sounds like someone who orchestrates art heists and im all for it

[@KRYPTOS_K5]

There is a few (2 or 3) local naive analysis on "pillar 6" or around it. But the most relevant error in all this commentary is the idea that the word "United States of America" still has a straight and clear meaning as a national culture or proper foundational values and creeds -- ie as an identity of a well known non globalist national society. Brasil

[@Aussie-Mocha]

🤔 enjoyed this content! Thoughts that came to mind were that US is returning a lot of important industries to the States as well as to its closer neighbours (like Mexico) to ease its reliance on China and the microchip sector in Taiwan. I see a potential vast growth in the modern military sector that they will then sell on to countries that feel they would rather Aline with the US then the Autocratic regimes which at the same time allows US some geopolitical strategic influence globally without necessarily committing troops to any fights. Ukraine = a perfect example 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

[@LRRPFco52]

The more the US withdraws from Europe, Middle East, and Pacific, the higher the demand is for US weaponry. It comes at a time where the US can't meet its internal demand for advanced weapon systems, while rival sources and competitors have diminished capacity to manufacture large volumes of advanced weapons. Examples include Russia and France, while China is focused on modernizing their own military, not filling in the void left by Russia. The nations who have been left behind include Iran, North Korea, and Venezuela. Iran is in a particularly bad position with its air force with no prospects for importing modern advanced fighters.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

So who will buy weapons? Poland appears to be the only Nation willing to buy, but without funds to support the expansion of the industry. Romania needs an IMF Loan to buy and the cost of bribing former Soviet Nations to become NATO members has driven US Debt to $31 trillion..... You view of progress seems silly and selfish?

[@daniellarson3068]

I got the impression that current politicians have outgrown these ideas of nation building that have squandered US resources. It's far better t support a nation like Ukraine whose interests in developing a vibrant democracy are aligned with the beliefs of the US.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

@@daniellarson3068 Yes you are correct Ukraine is attempting to Emulate the US form of allowing the Wealthy to select the names that appear on a ballot. I guess you are correct?

[@cameronspence4977]

*align

[@stealph51]

Thanks for the declutter From India

[@moflyboyblanquito541]

“If there’s a new way I’ll be the 1st in line. But it better work this time! “ Dave Mustaine

[@lanikozmat5746]

The cold war was never over. Red China and the bolcheviks just needed some years to recover and build up their economy and military, together with their Networks of agents in the west. The important defectors Jan Seyna and Anatoli Golizyn wrote about it even before Perestroika. Tretyakov also testmonied it.

[@lanikozmat5746]

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[@cooldudecs]

Russia is a third world country and China is one as well with a lot of foreign investment. This can end with a snap of American fingers like thanos

[@lanikozmat5746]

@@cooldudecs unfortunately the USA stopped producing new nuclear weapons since 1992!!

[@colinhobbs7265]

Modern Russia and China share little to nothing with their communist roots aside from the authoritarian desire for control.

[@lanikozmat5746]

@@colinhobbs7265 they just hide their communist underlay, like Lenin did in his NEP.

[@Compertz]

Great presentation

[@Powderlover1]

I’ve always dumbed it down to fight there so we don’t fight here. I’m ideologically against what is effectively an American empire, but it’s hard to argue there aren’t a ton of benefits.

[@okkomp]

I can hear from the accent that Alex is finnish, kippis.

[@bonniespeck]

Reads like a WEF document

[@Liam-l3d]

Alex Stubb on the same old strategy of the latest cover for more American backstabbing.

[@Lords1997]

Thank you🙏🏻♥️

[@petersteinga2430]

"Strategic Competition" or as our parents called it: Cold War.

[@zxsw85]

Link to document?????

[@AlexanderMichelson]

Thank you, Sir! You are a cool looking turtleneck wearing Finnish legend!

[@pansepot1490]

Interesting, however it’s a document with a potentially very short expiration date. If the next US president (whose election is due in 2 years) is a democrat it’s more than likely that he/she will follow through with the goals stated in these 6 points. If it’s Trump, or someone like him, the US security strategy will be very different. Not long ago one might have safely assumed that a change in the party in power in the White House would not have significantly changed US foreign policy. After Trump, that’s far more difficult to assume.

[@ClockworksOfGL]

Trump’s brand of inward facing populism has caused the “establishment” to adapt somewhat. Just look at the conversation around China, I think Donald deserves credit for making it front and center.

[@Nogoodusernamehere]

Nice rolled r in that "regnum" segment.

[@ledermanrobert]

I appreciate your videos.👍 Sad that you have added so manny advertisements.😢

[@tomfortner3023]

Hi Alex. Thanks again for your thoughtful insights. To me it sounds like there's so much good about this. Thank God we have an adult in Washington again.

[@LowenKM]

What, you never bought that "I know more than all the Generals"! ;-p

[@rogerhardman7757]

A senile adult. You make me sick

[@tomfortner3023]

@@rogerhardman7757 oh, gosh I'm sorry. Based on your comment it must be your head that hurts. 😉

[@Chuckyeager1942]

What are”Americas values”? What is “freedom”?

[@simmysoon01]

What’s the name of the document?

[@Samatare-l9u]

Is was really nice of you to but on the work and summaries for us the 50+ pages in one short video. As a as a citizen of Somaliland my country have chosen to side with america and counter china which was very tough decision but we are democratic country and we will side with who ever support our own values. Thank you + new sub

[@johncraig4820]

I think India, Turkey and Central Europe are the critical challenges for The EU and US. They are fragile democracies with cultural values that don't necessarily align with western Europe and the US. If China and Russia, peal them away from the West it becomes a huge challenge. We might add Brazil Mexico and Argentina to that list.

[@Acidfox86]

You think Mexico is going to trade a biggest trading partner next door for one across the ocean?? When you make statements like that, I know you’re shooting from the hip… but from those of us that know geopolitics, the Mexico thing sounds ridiculous from you btw.. if you left that country out your statement would be fine..

[@LRRPFco52]

Eastern Europe has more resolve to counter Russia than Germany, for example. They have suffered Russia's abuses for centuries, so Russia is an existential threat to Eastern Europe, always has been.

[@johncraig4820]

@@Acidfox86 Point taken, plus US citizen of Mexican descent is a huge population. But Mexico has some serious problems with crime and violence driven in large part by drugs and human trafficking transiting to the US. I don't think it is beyond the pale for an authoritarian regime to come into power and look to China to help prevent American interventions. I doubt Argentina or Brazil are likely to break with the US & Europe for similar reasons, but I don't think we can take them for granted.

[@Acidfox86]

@@johncraig4820 i don’t think they are take for granted… I think the problem is that America has buttered up its deals so much, that when we try to do an even deal, countries feel insulted. We have long let countries do business with us while we take a loss. NAFTA benefited Mexico, our us job market took a huge hit. Americans have take a huge hit in our quality of life and from where I stand, it has been to improve the quality of life for other countries. I’m pretty tired of that model and I think countries need to get used us not sacrificing American prosperity for their country… this is not the 1950s

[@kirannnnnn]

@@johncraig4820 Globalization of Ideology, One Truth, One Narrative, There are Certain narrow set of people decides what is Right & What is Wrong. Nation's and People who don't want to lose their cultural and certain identities are reasserting themselves. I have a personality ,History ,Heritage & Civilization,Iam not going to determine my life style be someone sitting far away just because they are Creator's of this Narratives One of the disputations at present is cultural Re-balancing and Who gets to define What is wrong/What is right? This is a very big issue in International Relations. Dr S.Jai Shankar

[@PGDG58]

❤ the new firm stance 🫡

[@emceha]

Podcast: Not sure if this is the right one The Rachman Review, How the Ukraine war reshaped US alliances. Thomas Wright, director of strategic planning at the National Security Council in the Biden White House, tells Gideon how the war in Ukraine changed US thinking about the need for broader alliances.

[@galanis38]

A US pawn.

[@crawkn]

It is important to define what we mean by being in competition with China. The pitfall is to assume it means that anything that is good for the Chinese people or China's economy is bad for the U.S. Our ideology, in its most aspirational form, should be in competition with authoritarian, totalitarian, and anti-human-rights ideologies. But the cold war with the Soviet Union wasn't won by combat, nor by trade embargoes, but by productivity. We won by becoming wealthier as a culture. China cannot become wealthier on a per-capita basis by selling everything cheaper than everyone else. The U.S. _does_ becomes wealthier every time we trade numbers in a computer for physical products, at a very favorable rate of exchange. Balance of trade is irrelevant, because we don't want to sell our wares for Yuan anyway.

[@dennyr989]

So basically the US wants to maintain their hegemony....

[@cts]

I've been waiting for the whole document to be finally put under the hydraulic press, but to no avail. Sad.

[@Gibblard]

THIS VIDEO WAS FUCKING PHENOMINAL

[@movie30000]

The message that I get from US is very simple: "we create lenghty literature and like you to be engaged in our murky dialog, but we ourselves only understand the language of war, theft and barbaric genocide."

[@kkpenney444]

You misspelled Russia.

[@F1990T]

@@kkpenney444 You wrote wrong: the NATO collective has indeed a murky geopolitical agenda in the short, medium and long term to preserve its hegemony an unipolar world and exert full control of globalization, For this reason, since the fall of the Soviet Union, decades ago, it was carefully planned an agenda to continue to erode a possible resurgent Russia already embedded in capitalism/neoliberalism system, this first by overthrowing key allies in the Middle East and, as a determinative work, materializing the seizure of Ukraine, the problem, the rise of China, as this duo along with other top-heavy economies and new powers pose a threat of western hegemony, An event that materialized in 2014 when NATO and its factic forces crossed the red line through a new generation format of forced "regime change" in Ukraine's capital Kiev, in form of these coups d'état disguised as idealistic schoolboys, called "color revolutions", triggering both a dangerous situation, and a negative inflection point for Russia in terms of security and geopolitical standing, terms not acceptable for Moscow and it's allies, The world, despite the colorful and repetitive stale western discourses disguised as "values", can clearly understand the background of these shady geostrategic objectives that lie behind the ambitions of the NATO collective in Ukraine which are: both sides of the Caucasus, the Black and Caspian Sea basins, North-West and Central Asian countries, Iran, and the volatile regions of western china, a time bomb that could led us to WW3, indeed, Responsible Citizen, made an accurate comment that crushes the stale western narrative, " The message that I get from the US is very simple: "we create lengthy literature and like you to be engaged in our murky dialogue, but we ourselves only understand the language of war, theft and barbaric genocide."

[@kurronen]

This guy should be Finland's next President!

[@goldbullet50]

He was a horrible prime minister and a globalist who expressed his disappointment when Finland didn't go bomb Libya. He should be kept away from all positions of power.

[@formatique_arschloch]

He is now!

[@samadhistrength]

+10% increase in military spending exceeding 800bn usd. Document says one thing and the money says another. 💪

[@lawrenceralph7481]

It's a 3% increase. 7% is inflation.

[@peterwilliams6361]

Intriguing, i always knew there was more to life and i have also been looking for a way to find not only protection but a way to be influential to the human society

[@peterwilliams6361]

@Mark Reeves hi, isnt the brotherhood a myth?

[@peterwilliams6361]

@Mark Reeves oh really, i just saw his website, interesting.i will leave him a message.

[@obnoxiousvodka]

This man is a HUGE fan of richard...

[@McCov1]

So, this is what the ROMAN EMPIRE was worrying about 2000 years ago?

[@mikemace8382]

did i miss the note on intellectual property theft! this is and will become a major pillar.

[@Charlie-mv5cn]

Example...AKO keeps giving straight wires & arcs of HIGHLY ACComPLISHED & DEVOTED SERVANTS TO IMBACILES OR WORSE, TO PPL WHO DONT KNOW ENOUGH TO CARE ABOUT THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THESE PERSONS BODIES OF WORK AND THE DELICATE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CREATED BY THEM ON BEHALF OF THE WHOLE

[@63pufferfish]

We are headed to the new “post pygmalion” era.

[@FrontLinePub]

It's interesting to listen to foreigners talk about how Russia has an expansionist, geopolitical strategy. But somehow Alex doesn't think the US has an expansionist geopolitical strategy. How many nations and governments has Russia conducted since 1991, in comparison to the US? I'm pro-American to a fault, but I'm also willing to acknowledge that my country hasn't exactly been a beacon for peace. We invade countries that disagree with us, and we interfere and meddle in elections to ensure we get "our guy" in power. I think there is going to come a day when our adversaries will outnumber our allies and that's when we'll be in trouble.

[@EyeOfTheKing1]

Russian bot go sneaky peaky

[@sharwama992]

@@EyeOfTheKing1 how old are you 🤔

[@jamesgates1074]

Yeah, we’re all for Democracy and against Autocracy. Except for the Saudis, they’re cool, they get the bro fist bump 🤜🤛

[@007kingifrit]

we support allies who meet our interest, not live the way we approve

[@pjtomtai]

"International rule based order" ... what the fk does it even mean? Define it within the boundary of the UN charter and International Law. I bet you can't. "Order, order please" "But this is not your court your honor".

[@jbro6236]

If only the U.S. would follow its own policies.

[@FriendofOnas]

We take trade and peace to be one thing. Commerce must be regulated and protected for the sustainability of the global order. We must be good stewards of the environment and partner with nations who are committed to that cause. Commercial and financial interest must be balanced with environmental and social justice. The keystone of the future is our ability to resolve conflicts without an escalation of global proportions.

[@rodrigoxaviercarreras3462]

Is Dr. Wright the Kamala Kissinger?

[@BK-uf6qr]

Your talking about US national security? And you could t handled Finland or europes.

[@cascadianseagull]

The United States is a colossal economic/military power whose checks and balances were recently challenged in regard to the 'values' it wants to present. Even if this challenge is from a minority, it is an active minority that advocates for autocratic idealism. Western interests should be further insured through Commonwealth Nations and by alliances within the states themselves.

[@RobBCactive]

A division by Rules based orderly international relations and a "might is right" camp would be smarter. Liberal democracy has been an aspiration that's imperfect and has to compromise in practice.

[@DissertatingMedieval]

So authoritarianism is your alternative? Because that is what "might is right" ultimately equates to.

[@RobBCactive]

@@DissertatingMedieval if you choose autocracy vs democracy as the dividing line, you're selecting a small minority. There are autocracies which were broadly in the Western camp with blind eyes turned to them, especially oil rich ones. There's the problems of poorly functioning democracies, specifically those with sham unfair elections with controlled government media like Hungary and Russia. They even have a sham opposition following the state controlled script. When countries like the UK have severe defects in its democracy and in others coups occur, would you force a change of side? Are you wanting to go to war if Portugal and Greece succumb again to military dictatorship? Who decides what is a democracy? Do you back Turkey if Erdogan claims a democratic win, then goes on a rampage in N.Iraq and Syria, then turns to carve up Armenia (democratic) with Azerbaijan, when much of Europe is trying to secure Caucuses oil/gas supplies avoiding Russia. What if a moderate but less democratic government came to power in Iran, seeking rapprochement and end terrorism? Is Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states your enemy or fossil fuel supplier of choice? The British Tory government is displaying authoritarian tendencies, using more and more divisive rhetoric, which appears to be a majority of the non-Tory population. They never had a majority popular vote for any of the damaging policies they've pursued. Yet they ploughed on ignoring the interests of very many people.

[@SanTheAwesumest]

how much of what the US strives for is real vs lip service? As a sri lankan, we are helplessly caught in the power struggle for the indian ocean between china and US

[@brendatenorio5721]

Interesting no global cooperation on environment or climate just inflation, pandemics, etc

[@jayhawkins9459]

Here still searching for an answer to make sense of purposely opening borders

[@lcifermorningstar191]

Interesting 🤔

[@kirannnnnn]

Everyone must follow rules based order i.e : US rules based order. Everyone Must adopt Democracy i.e: Western liberal labor democracy. Everyone Must follow International systems i.e : G7 ,NATO, EU , WHO ,IMF ,US , Bretton Wood's Post world war systems. Now I am saying Let's Go Green , Hey listen Iam Richer/Smarter/beautiful/blonde because i followed all these system's.

[@titaniumskunkogkush4365]

The people that follow or believe in the rules based order won't ever understand your comments are. There's a mental block that keeps them from understanding. Most likely the rules based people have been manipulated by word games that have shaped their reality. The non Western world is tired of the rules based order but the rules based order people can't understand this and accuse the non Western world tired of the rules based order as autocratic. What is this rules based order? Look at the hierarchal structure of the current world order and you will understand what rules based order really is.

[@nickmassie5487]

@@titaniumskunkogkush4365 I just want a global order where big and small countries have a voice. I want a world where human rights and borders are respected. I want peace. I am a typical american. F being the sole super power, we dont actually care. We are happy to share it.