America Is The Number One Superpower Today

America Has Exercised Its Power To Insist On Elections In Palestine, Which Hamas Did Win. Once They Won, We Then Engaged In A Policy Not Only Of Ostracism, But By Financial Boycott, In Effect Of Undermining It, And Creating More Tension And Radicalism And Poverty In Gaza, Which Was Susceptible To Exploitation By Hamas.

I Think If Nato Haven't Expanded, We Would Have A No-man's Zone Between The E.u. And Nato And Russia, And That Would Be Very Dangerous.

Moreover, They [the Central Asian Republics] Are Of Importance From The Standpoint Of Security And Historical Ambitions To At Least Three Of Their Most Immediate And More Powerful Neighbors, Namely Russia, Turkey And Iran, With China Also Signaling An Increasing Political Interest In The Region. But The Eurasian Balkans Are Infinitely More Important As A Potential Economic Prize: An Enormous Concentration Of Natural Gas And Oil Reserves Is Located In The Region, In Addition To Important Minerals, Including Gold.

Henceforth, The United States May Have To Determine How To Cope With Regional Coalitions That Seek To Push America Out Of Eurasia, Thereby Threatening America's Status As A Global Power.

An Arc Of Crisis Stretches Along The Shores Of The Indian Ocean, With Fragile Social And Political Structures In A Region Of Vital Importance To Us Threatened With Fragmentation. The Resulting Political Chaos Could Well Be Filled By Elements Hostile To Our Values And Sympathetic To Our Adversaries.