Geography’s Impact on Global Power Struggles

By: Mubashir Hussain

World Geographics

Geography and strategic location of a country plays vital role in development and protection of a country. Human from the very first day tried to live in a place where they can fulfil their fundamental needs of food and shelter that’s why the hunter gatherers lived in forest where they found food and shelter. The meliorism of human civilization started from hunter gatherers and meliorated to the extent that homo sapiens left their footprint of on moon. This long process of development included migrations and so many changes on the planet, at last we now see the world as global village in which every state is home. Every home by fate has varying territory and various types of resources some has many and some have fewer.

Modern economics:

In the modern world, there is all the time an economic race and this economic race stirred up so many wars an invasion in the world. United States is the most powerful giant economy in the world, a huge energy consumer and energy producer. The greatness of economy depends on the exports of a country but it’s not enough when you start to run in this race one not only have to win the race, but one need to puncher rival to hijack the runs, so that one can win easily, and the world economies now following this principle.

The US Russian Conflict:

United States is facing the only problem of Russia which is three times larger than the United States. Russia is a new growing superpower, giant territory, and a huge energy producer in the world. In 1949 the United States with western European countries made NATO for the protection of America from the evil of Russia. The article 5 of NATO states that the invasion in of the NATO country is invasion in all of the NATO countries we will collectively depend on NATO members hitherto NATO is failed to protect Ukraine from the invasion of Russia, nor do they counter attacked Russia. Here is a reason of why Russia is a solution less problem for the NATO it is because Russia is the world largest energy exporter to the Europe.

France largely depends on Russia and import 90% of its gas from Russia. Germany the 4th largest economy of the world imports 50% of its gas from Russia albeit she is an ally of America. What is the lesson for us? We must learn from them the only true, humane, and just is that country which is more powerful and is self-sufficient in its needs. That’s why neither France nor Germany or Poland refuse to stop trade with Russia because they know that we can’t do anything until we have money and money comes from trade. Germany is ex-member of Warsaw pact nevertheless Russia don’t stop trade with Germany.

In the history of mankind, we start from middle east but let’s start from China. China is the only economy of the world that is aggressive even to the United States and rest of the world. I don’t think there will be single country in the world that doesn’t use Chinese made things. The Democratic Republic of Congo, which is the most resource-rich country in the Middle East, exports minerals to China and other countries. However, due to its failure to establish a stable and competitive government, it cannot effectively participate in the economic race. China has a very aggressive border with India, but that border is fortunately tall mountains on which military invasion is almost impossible. Taiwan is too is an emerging challenge for China.

Pakistan and India share a 1900-mile-long border both the countries never had friendly relation in 74 years of their independence. They both can agree on one thing, want to engulf the other one and rule but this is impossible. 21st century is economic war; it is obvious that India is the emerging superpower of the east. They don’t compromise in technology and showbiz which is the demand of modern world. Millions of India population is given job in Bollywood. The pace of India seems to have reach the climax of their growth in economics.

Asia is unfortunately full of discrimination and ignorance, a Pakistani Muslim will die of hunger but will never allow trade and open borders with India, this area which is so much resourceful we needn’t trade with united states or whatever if India Pakistan, China, Iran, and Afghanistan opened their border for each other and start trade. Iran has oil, China has technology, India is full of natural food and jobs Afghanistan and Pakistan is full of minerals a confederation among these nations will lead to a prosperous Asia.

When we talk about Russia, China, United States, and Europe, it seems like a peaceful environment for every human being regardless of their caste, creed, or religion. Throughout history, wars, regime changes, dictatorships, and killings have plagued the Middle East, turning it into a battleground. The incompetence of their leaders and their thirst for power, as well as the invasion of the United States, have led to the destruction of the Arab countries. It is so much astonishing when I come to know that Arabs conspired against the Ottoman empire to get control of their own territory. Middle east is full of natural resources large water bodies, important strategic deserts, and fjords nevertheless they are failed to establish a good government. A good governance is very important for the development of economy.