Good article, Mynydd.
Well, let's examine what can be done in the different world regions. European neo-colonialism would be interesting in :
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South America : ex-Spanish colonies, now American colonies. It would be strategically interesting that Spain reactivates her influence in these lands. From an economic point of view, France and Germany could also do this but only Spain has cultural and politic ties with South America.
De Gaulle wanted to extend European influence in South America ("
Marchemos la mano en la mano!"). CIA tried to kill him for this. Just to show you how this region is important to American eyes.
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SubSaharan Africa : French natural sphere of influence and ex-colonies. There France already practises neo-colonialism although Americans are trying to replace us. French African policy shall be more active to keep the USA out of Africa. Anyway they cannot develope by themselves and therefore will never become a powerful area such as Eastern Asia. Africa cannot live without a master.
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Central Asia (ex-USSR Republics, Afghanistan) : Russian periphery and natural sphere of influence. Strategically speaking a very important area (raw materials, oil, gas, ...) where Americans and Chinese should not even set a foot.
European neo-colonialism would be practically impossible in :
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Eastern Asia : Chinese natural sphere of influence. China being one of the best counterweights to American influence in the world and the best in this region in particular. In my opinion a nationalist Europe should still support a remilitarized Japan as a counterweight to Chinese power - particularly to protect Russian eastern borders. I do not think that China gave up imperialist tendancies and views on Siberia with communism.
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Southern Asia : Indian natural sphere of influence. And India is going to become an economic, politic and military giant.
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Middle-Eastern Arabo-Muslim world (from Egypt to Iran/Pakistan and Turkey to Sudan) : As -vg- said it, they would never accept colonialism again. And it would not be interesting for us to try to force them into this. Indeed once all Muslims in Europe will be back in their countries, an Arabo-Muslim world with a strong leader (Baathist Irak could have played this role, that's why Bush family destroyed it - currently Iran is the best candidate to me, but Saudi Arabia, Egypt or Turkey have the geostrategical capacities to do it) could be the best ally of a nationalist Europe against America. Indeed if we throw Americans out of Europe, they'll still keep military in Turkey, Irak, ... i.e the South-Eastern borders of Europe. The destruction of Israel is also an important step to the final destruction of the so-called
Pax Americana.
I am still wondering about one region,
North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Lybia). They can be a serious threat to Western Europe. Just read
this. They should not be allowed to be totally independent.
On one hand these countries belong to the Arabo-Muslim world.
On the other hand European countries such as Spain, Italy and especially France have a strong economic, politic and cultural influence there. In the whole Maghreb almost everyone speaks French, in Tunisia 75% of trade is either French or Italian, ... An hybrid system should be considered for this area.
Any opinion?