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Jiang argues that global energy and food scarcity will force much of the world to beg North America for resources, increasing American control.
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North America
If Middle East resource flow is disrupted, Jiang argues, the world does not run out of oil in absolute terms; it becomes more dependent on Canada, Venezuela, the United States, North America, and Russia.
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diagnosis
The apparent contradiction between U.S. imperial decline and U.S. benefit from the war is resolved by asking which American interests benefit, since the United States can lose the Middle East while tightening control over North America.
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The U.S. Technate is a plan, not a guaranteed success; occupying North America would create insurgencies and conflict.
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If Middle East resource flow is disrupted, Jiang argues, the world does not run out of oil in absolute terms; it becomes more dependent on Canada, Venezuela, the United States, North America, and Russia.
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Nitrogen and ammonia dependence make Europe and other non-producing regions more dependent on North American resource exporters when Middle East fertilizer supply is disrupted.
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North America and Russia are presented as the most resilient zones because they combine fresh water, resources, and stability.
prediction
Jiang argues that a Middle East war would knock out oil production from Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the UAE, and Kuwait, leaving Venezuela, Canada, the United States, North America, and Russia as key suppliers.
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"...scarcity. Okay? And food scarcity is going to have to beg North America, the United States, Canada, Mexico for resources. And this allows the..."
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"They've already found a loophole. All right. Okay. So let's now go on to the midterm examination. And, um, uh. As I said, YouTube..."
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"...would succeed. Yes, I understand. America can take over all of North America. It can occupy Canada. It can occupy Mexico, Cuba, but when..."
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"...it means is the world is now much more dependent on North America and Russia for oil. And so the global economy now shifts..."
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"...Europe and China, Japan, Australia, they are much more dependent on North America for resources. For food. For food. For energy. Okay? All right...."
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"You need nitrogen for fertilizers. And what this map tells you is that if you are in the blue, or the light blue, it..."
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"...lot of trouble. Okay? So if we look at this area, North America, pretty stable because lots and lots of fresh water. Okay? If..."
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"United States, North America are the most stable parts of the world with the most resources and therefore they are the most resilient, the..."
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"...Which leaves, uh -oh, Venezuela, Canada, and the United States. Okay? North America and Russia. Okay? Now, then let's look at who has to..."
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"...force it into a surrender. Now last battlefield is actually in North America, Cuba. Okay? So this is not really discussed a lot. What's..."
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"...political system the grand strategy the grand strategy is called greater north america and the idea of greater north america is north america by..."
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"to create unity in um greater north america and the theory that they use is something called the technate right the idea of the..."
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