New world, two fronts
History is inexorable. Just as Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church shifted the balance of England’s military relations with Spain—and later with France—so today the realm of ideas is reaching beyond the daily practice of politics and beginning to draw the map of the future.What we are witnessing is the coalescing of authoritarian regimes and Islamist fundamentalists against the democracies. The democratic powers may criticize one another and disagree, sometimes bitterly, but increasingly they, too, are forming an alliance on the ground.The world is beginning to divide into two fronts.Repeated attempts have failed to calm the confrontation between the United States and Iran. At the same time comes news of a Russian agreement with the regime of the ayatollahs to develop, beginning in 2023, advanced supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles capable of flying at several times the speed of sound. They are being produced for Iran by Rosoboronexport,…
The world is witnessing the formation of two distinct strategic fronts: authoritarian regimes and Islamist fundamentalists against democracies. Authoritarian powers, including Russia, China, and Iran, are strengthening ties, exemplified by a new Russian agreement to develop advanced supersonic missiles for Iran and China's abstention from a G20 statement on Strait of Hormuz navigation. Concurrently, a new democratic alignment is emerging. Germany is acquiring an Israeli ballistic-missile defense system, and Israel and Greece have agreed on the “Achilles Shield” air-defense system, which includes Israeli technology. Additionally, 10 European countries are preparing a new mission in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. These developments indicate a significant redrawing of the global strategic map as security interests converge on both sides.
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