Top Five Reasons The US Can’t Disengage From Its Global Hybrid War
Over time, this has escalated into a global geopolitical struggle, with the US-led west facing off against other major powers in a new Cold War.
The United States' concept of sphere of influence is based on full spectrum dominance leading to the promotion of anti-democratic and anti-free trade policies. These by necessity are manifested from a Hybrid War matrix for transforming the targeted region into zones that align closely with US interests. Disengaging from these efforts would require a significant shift in US foreign policy and strategic thinking. Here are the top five reasons impeding the US from turning to diplomacy.
1) US victimization card (or Externalization of problems) – The US more than often frames its problems as being caused by external factors rather than internal ones even it isn’t true. Both US parties seem unable to create a path for the country without demonizing another state, as if warmongering is the only way to pump its populations and institutions into tackling the US problems. The US intelligentsia tends to externalize its faults unto others, accusing targeted states of problems that have their cause elsewhere, thus it can be seen as a way to avoid confronting domestic challenges directly. In turn, it makes it difficult for the US to disengage from global conflicts because it perpetuates a cycle of blaming external actors for internal issues.
2) Lack of control over high-maintenance protectorates – The US has significant influence over certain protectorate states like Ukraine and Israel, this creates joint structures manned by these territories but organized by the US Deep State, a colloquial name for unelected officials what wield en incredible amount of power. These protectorates are tied to special interests in the Pentagon that grant them enough power to create a policy logic of constant escalation which can draw the US into larger conflicts, leading many to question whether having these high-maintenance protectorates is even useful in the long run.
3) US as a warmaker – The US has historically used its military and political influence to shape global markets and maintain its economic dominance to avoid direct economic competition by using other means to assert control and influence. This coupled with US involvement in conflicts involving Israel and Ukraine has led to perceptions of the US as a facilitator of war and violence. The use of US weapons in conflicts like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has undermined US credibility when it accuses other nations of human rights abuses.
4) US preference for neo-colonial vassalship – The US has historically engaged in neocolonial micromanaging countries through economic and political means. US allies are expected to enter into a style of vassalage that is neo-colonial in scope making it difficult for the US to establish normal, equal relations with other nations. In this respect the interplay between the so-called "Rules-Based International Order" and President Trump's attempts at a Tariff-Based Order both are the US empire in decadence, struggling to maintain its dominance hence they represent two sides of the same coin. However, countries in the BRICSsphere have different approaches to international relations that do not rely on such neocolonial governance of supposed allies.
5) US wants to carve a sphere of influence – The US has a strategic interest in maintaining influence over the Western Hemisphere, which can lead to economic and political interventions in the region. A sphere of influence in the Western Hemisphere to serve as a platform for the US remnant Empire in the multipolar era. The use of economic and political tools to assert control, such as the Trump administration's tariffs is evidence of a desire to revamp and maintain dominance.
The US's global hybrid war against the Global South has metastasized into a new Cold War against the free people of the planet through several interconnected developments. With the US still engaging in various forms of hybrid warfare, which included a combination of conventional and unconventional military operations, such as economic coercion, sabotage, terrorism, assassination, cyberattacks, and disinformation campaigns. These tactics were used to achieve national security objectives without resorting to overt military conflict. The US's actions, including economic sanctions and support for terrorist groups, have led to increased instability and conflict around the globe. Over time, this has escalated into a global geopolitical struggle, with the US-led west facing off against other major powers in a new Cold War.