Spheres of Influence A Strategic Threat to China and the BRICS Order
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Are We Returning to a "Yalta-Style" World? Spheres of Influence and Global Risks 💡
The idea of dividing the planet into spheres of influence is resurfacing, but this time, the stakes are higher. We analyze why the logic of "sovereign zones" threatens to derail China’s grand strategy, divide the BRICS, and trap Europe. Are spheres of influence a solution for stability, or a symptom of global collapse?
🗺️ The Geopolitical Chessboard of Great Powers
The Chinese Contradiction: Why does Beijing officially reject spheres of influence? The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is built on economic interconnectedness, not territorial sovereignty. A new global partition would transform China from a "partner" into an "imperial administrator," undermining its narrative in the Global South.
Russia & the US: Moscow’s violent return to "Lebensraum" (living space) through Ukraine, and Washington’s internal rift between maintaining a "rules-based order" and the need for informal priority zones (Arctic, Indo-Pacific).
The Role of India: Why New Delhi acts as the "swing pole" that refuses to be pigeonholed into geopolitical molds, pursuing its own strategic autonomy.
🇪🇺 Europe as an Object of Others
Institutional Weakness: The EU finds itself in a precarious position, as the return to power zones undermines International Law—the very foundation of its existence.
Dependency: How energy and defense dependencies leave Europe vulnerable to decisions made in Washington or Beijing.
⚖️ Conclusion: Stability or New Friction?
A "neo-Yalta" world offers no solutions. Instead, it creates new zones of friction in the Global South, where nations now refuse to be mere pawns. Spheres of influence are not the future; they are proof that the old international order is in its death throes.
💬 Conclusion & Call to Action
Can China lead the BRICS without creating its own "imperial" sphere of influence? Will the US accept a world divided into three or four pieces? Let us know in the comments! 👇
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