World War III

                                   
The recent Paris attacks were explicitly termed as a part of  World War III by most importantly, the pope of the catholic church. What's important to note about the statement of the pope is that, he did not say it was the beginning or path to the world war, but a part of World War III. This clearly highlights the thinking of the Western Christian world which views their war against radical Islam as the great war number three. The merits and analogy of this view point is debatable, but this view point holds an extensive following in the Western world which is at the forefront of waging this war that is spread across the globe with its epicenter in the Middle East. What's ironic to note here is the fact that this ongoing war is not limited to the Muslim world versus the Christian world as largely perceived but it has all the major global power stake holders directly involved like Russia and her silent supporter, China. As always it is a war for resources and influence required to harness the said resources. The moral cause of this great war had to be created, thus Islamic radicalism became that. Islamic radicalism is the catalyst to the jihadi ideology which spread faster then a cancer in reaction to the US oil wars in the Middle East and North Africa to maintain their petrodollar economic system. The western world see it as being in their best interest to rally behind the US camp owing to their natural inclination. The World War II and the resultant "Marshall Plan", chartered by the US to revive the economy of Western Europe, calls upon the EU to side with the US in its race to maintain the petrodollar which forms the backbone of the US economy and her global ascendancy. China and Russia are openly contesting in this great game too by claiming their fair share in the global resources and economic hierarchy. All these potent forces require a play field to prove their potency and the Middle East is that playing field of choice for a while, but more so in the recent past and present. This great power game is being played with unprecedented force with fire and blood in the Middle East affecting millions of people's lives like those in Iraq and Syria.The Libyan desire to do away with the petrodollar got them in the mess they are today and Qaddafi had been eliminated due to daring the US and the West with the threat to sell the Libyan oil in currencies other than the US Dollar and for initiatives in the African Union to take a stand against the plundering of African resources by the west.

Islamic radicalism and resultant terrorism has directly bred out of the reckless US led Western wars in the Middle East for enforced democracy. The idea might have been sold to the indigenous average IQ majority population in the western world, in particular in the US but its no more then a joke in the eastern world. The US wars fully backed by NATO were wars for resources like oil and an effort to maintain the petrodollar status by the US. These wars saw the merciless killing of millions of innocent people in the Middle East. These wars were based on fabricated sham like the WMD in Iraq and democracy for Middle East. These wars were sold to the western population through systematic propaganda spreading hate against Islam and Muslims by the global corporate media. These unjust wars for oil and resources to maintain the petrodollar economic order brought limitless misery to the Muslims which in turn fueled radicalism and militancy. This Islamic radicalism brought about by the US led western wars gave birth to the terrorism business thriving on hate against the west for what they did to the Muslim world in particular in the Middle East to satisfy their greed born out of the capitalist system they live in. Excess is the way of living for the capitalist based economies of the west and their economic order. The winners of these wars fueled by greed by the west are the western military industrial complexes, and the global arms and terrorism peddlers irrespective of their nationalities or religions. The US and the west created the Frankenstein which they are fighting with by waging new wars and in the process putting their own people at risk. The problem of terrorism and Islamic radicalism exists in reality and needs to be contained, however it has been created by the Western world through their lust to maintain their economic hegemony. The Sunni Arab world ruled by its oil rich monarchies are on board with the Western world in both kith and kin sharing common interests.

Syria proved to be a game changer in this whole scenario, where the interests of the Western power block collided with the Sino-Russo alliance backed by Iran and allies. The west for the first time in its great game of influence in the Middle East are faced with real challenge. The Syrian question is stuck in the throat like a bone for the Western power block where Sino-Russo alliance are refusing to relent under any circumstances. US/West has made hostilities easily possible by opposing aggressively the Chinese claims to the south China sea and directly confronting Russia in Ukraine.

The future of the global economy lies in Asia pacific and the race to control the Asia pacific's economic order will determine the future balance of power in the global power structure. Western world is working hard at finding allies in Asia pacific while Sino-Russo blocks sits in the very region the west is competing to strengthen their hold in. In this great game of influence, major European powers are forging economic alliances with China granting greater economic influence to China in response to their rightful claim. The Russian military might is backing the Chinese ascendancy to global economic order. US is left with their mighty military power and that's all they have to maintain their global status in a uni-polar world which is fast going towards a multi-polar status. Europe due to its close geographical proximity with Eurasia can ill afford a full blown military conflict between East and West and hence is giving way to the rise of the "Red Empire". The Chinese currency has already joined the global exchange currencies accepted by the IMF for international payments making it as only four currencies acceptable for such transactions.

It seems as if the game of this world war is being fought to defeat Islamic radicalism but in fact is emerging to be a war for controlling the future economic order of the world. The results will depend on the allegiances of the key states in Asia. Countries like India, Pakistan and ASEAN block will define the definite outcome of this great war. So far the balance is in favour of the US/West but it is an unnatural balance which will tilt in the favour of the Sino-Russo alliance sooner than later. Geographical proximity and the "belt and road" initiative by China to connect Eurasia will force the Asian pacific economies to side with the Sino-Russo camp for the sake of their national economies well being. The balance of power will shift from a uni-polar world to a multi-polar one in the
not so distant future.