Asian NATO-like project to be stopped (I) | Oriental Review
Asian NATO-like project to be stopped (I) | Oriental Review
The US’ Pivot to Asia (P2A) is obviously aimed against China, and
Washington’s ultimate plan has always been to assemble a coalition of
countries that can contain the global supergiant. As the Pivot enters
into its fourth year soon, the contours of the Chinese Containment
Coalition (CCC) are beginning to take shape, and it’s become evident
that it’s going to be centered on the Philippines. The island chain’s
geopolitical connectivity potential can easily be harnessed to link
together the CCC’s various players, and it’s also subservient enough to
the US to the degree that it has ignored the exceptionally dangerous
consequences of potentially hosting multilateral forward operating bases
against China. As apocalyptic as the US’ end game scenario may be for
regional multipolarity, it’s not at all assured to succeed, as there are
quite a few contingencies that could develop between all of its
assorted partners in preventing them from linking up in the Philippines
and actualizing the Asian NATO. The article is thus divided into two
parts; the first one describes the forecasted composition of the Asian
NATO and explains the bilateral relationships that make it possible,
while the second one investigates the multitude of factors that could
impede its formation and/or lead to its eventual unravelling.
