Under Biden or under Trump: the Middle East and Red Sea. Gregory R Copley
Nov 05, 2020, 03:25 AM

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Image: 1905: "Egypt. Suez Canal. Vessel in the Salt Lake. Red Sea."
Gregory R Copley: Defense and Foreign Affairs; Gregory R Copley, The New
Total War of the Twenty-first Century and the Trigger of the Fear Pandemic, in re: Mr Trump: if he can consolidate the Abraham Accord, bring in Oman and perhaps get Saudi under control; help resolve the Cypriot-Egyptian gas fields disputes; also the Nile dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt. If so, he’ll restore US influence over Red Sea sea lanes, which is critical.
Might see construction of a viable [economic] regime in the Red Sea area. Also can start to look at Iran in a new context. Also, aid the bloc of Central Asian states, thereby facilitating trade from the Indian Ocean to [Europe]. A profound impact on the regional economy and separate Russia from being a [necessary] intermediary.
He’ll have to counter a restless India, which might start another war with Pakistan to link itself with Central Asia through Gilgut.
Russia: Syria Ukraine? Baltics? US an Russia have separate and competing interests; but for he past five years, and attempt to paint Russia as though it was the USSR and untouchable—for domestic purposes; stopped Trump. If US wants to [ ] PRC, he’ll have to do that in conjunction with Russia, pull it away from its dependence on China.
Hong Kong: HK, Tibet, Xinjiang Mongols – US and allies should work toward inspiring independence movements to break up China.