{"id":2138765,"date":"2024-01-02T17:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fiddles-while-the-world-burns\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T22:31:49","slug":"biden-fiddles-while-the-world-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fiddles-while-the-world-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden neglects global crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-fiddles-while-the-world-burns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2138765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Historian Niall Ferguson predicts a challenge to\u2062 American hegemony<\/h2>\n<p>According to historian Niall Ferguson, it is becoming increasingly clear that by 2033, if not sooner, the pax americana &#8211; the dominance of the United States on the global stage &#8211; will face a well-coordinated challenge from China, Russia, Iran, \u200band North Korea. Ferguson \u2064believes that this challenge began in the \u2064early \u20622020s, with the invasion of Ukraine being \u200bthe first move.\u200c He also suggests that the \u200cwar between Iran&#8217;s proxies and Israel was the second move, and \u200bthe third \u200dmove could potentially be a Chinese challenge to American\u2063 primacy in the\u2064 Indo-Pacific, such as a blockade of Taiwan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Future historians will marvel at\u2063 all this. It will seem obvious by 2033, if not sooner, that \u200bthe \u200cpax americana faced a well-coordinated challenge from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea in the early\u2063 2020s. The first\u200d move was the\u2063 invasion of Ukraine.\u200c The second \u200bwas the \u200dwar of\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Niall Ferguson (@nfergus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nfergus\/status\/1741547164529291327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ferguson goes on\u2063 to \u2063explain that if Ukraine&#8217;s position \u2062becomes vulnerable and its forces\u200c are forced to withdraw from contested territory in 2024,\u2062 there will be significant consequences. These include\u200d an\u2062 increase \u2064in refugees flowing \u200bto Europe, decreased private investment in Ukraine, and European \u2064governments having to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-veterans-press-conservatives-to-separate-spending-demands-from-defense-appropriations\/\" title=\"GOP veterans urge conservatives to detach spending demands from defense appropriations.\">prioritize defense spending<\/a>. NATO, in particular, would require a significant\u200b increase in defense spending.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u200dFerguson suggests that the pax americana is coming to an end, and the fate of Ukraine, Israel,\u200b and Taiwan hangs in the balance. He\u200d believes that the overreach of the Global War \u2062on\u2062 Terror \u2064has led to a resurgence of\u2062 isolationism, which is evident in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-officials-to-hold-talks-with-taliban-over-frozen-funds\/\" title=\"Biden Officials to Hold Talks With Taliban Over Frozen Funds\">current foreign policy<\/a> of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/ep-1876-2024-the-year-of-the-reckoning-is-upon-us-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Ben Shapiro Show<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Ferguson \u2063criticizes Joe Biden&#8217;s \u200bhandling\u200b of the Ukraine war, stating that Biden failed to \u200dclearly articulate\u200c the exact interest and \u200dgoal\u200d in the conflict. He argues that if Biden had defined the purpose as repelling any future Russian invasion of Ukraine and providing necessary military support, the perception in Russia would be that \u200dthey lost the war. However,\u200b Biden&#8217;s lack of clarity has allowed \u2063Putin \u200cto continue escalating the pressure on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson also highlights \u2064the West&#8217;s retreat in the face of challenges from powers\u2062 like Russia and pirates \u200din the Red \u2062Sea. He points out that\u2062 China is closely observing this retreat and\u2064 may become more militant\u200c as a result. He\u2062 mentions incidents where the U.S. Navy had to respond to attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, despite the Biden administration delisting the Houthis as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Ferguson suggests\u200b that \u2062with Joe Biden\u200b as president, the global hotspots\u2064 are likely to intensify, \u2062and the challenges to American hegemony will continue\u2064 to grow.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY\u200d WIRE \u2063APP<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How might China attempt to assert its primacy\u2063 in the Indo-Pacific region, according to Ferguson&#8217;s predictions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ry, it \u2064would \u200dmark\u200d a significant blow\u200c to American credibility and its ability \u2064to deter aggression from other nations. This could potentially embolden other countries, such\u2063 as Russia, to assert their own \u200dinterests and further challenge the pax americana.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Ferguson argues that the \u2062war between Iran&#8217;s proxies\u2063 and Israel, which erupted \u2064in\u200d the \u2063early 2020s,\u200c was another manifestation of this challenge. He suggests that the proxy conflict served as a\u200c testing \u200cground \u2064for new military capabilities \u2064and \u2064strategies, with \u2064Iran and its allies seeking to weaken \u2064Israel and undermine American influence in\u200c the \u2062region. In Ferguson&#8217;s view, this\u200c conflict not only \u2064showcased the growing \u2063capabilities of \u2062non-state actors, but also highlighted the\u200b potential\u200b for regional destabilization and the erosion of American hegemony.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Ferguson predicts that the third move in this challenge to \u2062American dominance could come from China. He speculates that China may attempt\u2063 to \u2062assert\u2064 its\u200d primacy in the Indo-Pacific \u2063region,\u2063 potentially through \u200cactions such as a blockade of Taiwan. This would not only challenge American interests and influence in the \u2063region, but\u2063 also\u200c test the\u2062 resolve of other regional powers, such as Japan and South Korea, who rely \u200bon American security guarantees.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, \u2063Ferguson&#8217;s analysis suggests that the pax americana, which has shaped the global order since the \u2062end of\u2064 World War\u200d II, is entering a new \u200dphase of competition and potential decline. The coordinated challenges from China, Russia, Iran, and North \u200bKorea \u200bpose significant threats \u200dto \u2063American hegemony,\u200d and unless the United\u200b States adapts and \u2062responds effectively, its position of \u2062global dominance may \u2063be undermined.<\/p>\n<p>It is important \u2062to \u2062recognize that Ferguson&#8217;s predictions are based on his analysis of current geopolitical trends and historical patterns. While his arguments provide valuable insight into the potential challenges that the United States may \u200dface,\u2064 it is impossible to predict the\u2062 future with certainty. However, his analysis \u200bserves as a reminder that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/code-red-for-humanity-joe-biden-addresses-the-united-nations-calls-for-relentless-diplomacy\/\" title=\"\u2018Code Red For Humanity\u2019: Joe Biden Addresses The United Nations, Calls For \u2018Relentless Diplomacy\u2019\">global power dynamics<\/a> are dynamic and subject to change, and that \u200bthe\u2063 pax americana is not guaranteed to endure indefinitely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By 2033, or even earlier, historian Niall Ferguson predicts a well-coordinated challenge to the American hegemony from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea in the early 2020s. 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