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The fact that a number of nations, hitherto economically inferior to [[the West]], were growing rapidly, meant that the balance of economic power in the world was shifting towards these nations (i.e. e.g. [[China]], [[Brazil]], [[Iran]] and [[India]]). China’s [[Belt and Road]] initiative was part of this. Such developments cannot be prevented by the forceful methods of Western 'democracies'. Faced with a challenge from [[Russia]], with support from other [[BRICS]] nations, [[the West]], having abandoned [[diplomacy]], could respond only with force: by imposing sanctions, by making threats and by supporting its [[proxy war]]s to the point of speeding up its own demise.
The fact that a number of nations, hitherto economically inferior to [[the West]], were growing rapidly, meant that the balance of economic power in the world was shifting towards these nations (i.e. e.g. [[China]], [[Brazil]], [[Iran]] and [[India]]). China’s [[Belt and Road]] initiative was part of this. Such developments cannot be prevented by the forceful methods of Western 'democracies'. Faced with a challenge from [[Russia]], with support from other [[BRICS]] nations, [[the West]], having abandoned [[diplomacy]], could respond only with force: by imposing sanctions, by making threats and by supporting its [[proxy war]]s to the point of speeding up its own demise.
Retired [[CIA]] analyst [[Larry C. Johnson]] has described the Rules Based Order as such:
{{Cquote|I likened out current situation to a game of international football (aka [[soccer]] for you gringos) in which the [[US]] gets to set the rules and change them mid-game. Opposing teams are required to have their hands and feet tied together and can only have half the number of players on the field at any given time.
{{Cquote|I likened out current situation to a game of international football (aka [[soccer]] for you gringos) in which the [[US]] gets to set the rules and change them mid-game. Opposing teams are required to have their hands and feet tied together and can only have half the number of players on the field at any given time.