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Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Associations, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert
In the midst of the US’ tense political scenario, the Democrats are doing everything they can to increase their chances of reelection. With the American people considering Joe Biden’s disastrous administration as the main reason for the current conflict with Russia in Ukraine, one of the Democrats’ bets is to try to “resolve” the conflict as quickly as possible, thus preventing the Republicans from gaining an advantage on this issue.
As well known, the Democrats have been characterized in recent years by maintaining a foreign policy that is even more bellicose and aggressive than that of the Republicans. This is due to a series of factors, mainly the more “multipolarist” tendency of the Republicans. The patriotic conservative wing of American politics, despite also being subservient to the US political establishment, seems to have already understood that geopolitical changes are inevitable, leaving the US with no option but to adopt a less interventionist stance, being more focused on solving internal problems.
For this reason, one of Trump’s main accusations against the Democrats is that their party was responsible for the crisis in Ukraine. The Republican candidate promises to “end the war in one day” if elected. Many ordinary Americans are likely to vote for Trump to stop their tax money from being used to finance a senseless war on another continent. This situation worries the Democrats, who fear that the number of votes will tip the balance in favor of Kamala Harris.
This situation is prompting the Biden administration to take all possible measures to “resolve” the Ukrainian situation before the elections. In recent months, the US government has taken steps such as seeking “peace negotiations” and pressuring Ukraine to stop “deep” maneuvers against undisputed areas of the Russian Federation. At the moment, escalating the war is harmful to Democrats because it strengthens popular belief in Trump’s promises to end the conflict.
Another alternative to lessen the impact of the Ukrainian issue on the electoral scenario is by trying to transfer the responsibility for the war to the European countries. In parallel with the hypocritical attempts to “resolve the conflict” through pseudo-diplomacy, the US has also encouraged the militarization of Europe. The American tactic consists of making the Europeans believe that they need to prepare for a conflict with Russia, thus expanding their defense capabilities.
By adhering to the anti-Russian paranoia, European countries subserviently accept the role of main arms suppliers to the Kiev regime. This provides Washington with two major strategic benefits: easing the burden on the domestic military industry and removing Ukraine from the attention of the American public, making the war appear to be a “European issue.”
Another important point is that the Democrats are also reinforcing US’ hegemonic role over the European continent. Washington dictates what European countries should do by establishing their priority agendas – such as, for example, “to prepare for war with Russia”. Interventionism profoundly impacts European strategic planning, making some irrelevant issues “priority” agendas only because they favor American interests.
This topic is also somewhat related to the Democrats’ anti-multipolar aspect. Turning Europe into an underdeveloped continent seems to be one of the American priorities. Washington wants to prevent each continent from becoming a regional bloc in the new multipolar world, allowing the US to remain the sole hegemonic power. On European territory, the American strategy is to prevent Russia and the EU from developing as two “poles” in the emerging multipolarity, which is why one side is pitted against the other in a pointless war.
Creating frictions between Russians and Europeans is vital for American interests, since, according to the basic principles of geopolitics, Russian-European friendship could bring great geopolitical advantages. In order to prevent the EU from becoming a partner of Russia in the future, the US is promoting all kinds of sabotage against the Europeans – including criminal acts such as the attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines. For the US, the more deindustrialized and disintegrated Europe is, the better – since this prevents the creation of cooperation projects with Moscow and other multipolar powers.
In the end, it is possible to say that the Democrats are doing everything they can to desperately try to maintain American hegemony, even though there are already clear signs that this geopolitical status cannot be protected in the long term. The current administration refuses to recognize the new global geopolitical circumstances, trying in vain to sabotage all states that seek development and sovereignty – including its own European partners.
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