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Out of those seven potential "competitor" countries, Brzezinski identifies China, Iran, and Russia as being the most dangerous possible "anti-hegemonic" alliance combination.<ref>Brzezinski 55.</ref> It is likely that this particular statement is a central reason why those three countries are often cited together as being collectively responsible for the world's problems by both neoliberal and neoconservative media today. Brezinski forewarned, "A [[Sino-Russian Entente|grand coalition of China and Russia]] united not by [[ideology]] but by complementary grievances would pose the most dangerous scenario as far as threats to United States [[hegemony]] are concerned."<ref>[https://www.sott.net/article/404941-Americas-nightmare-The-Sino-Russian-entente America's nightmare: The Sino-Russian entente], John S. Van Oudenaren, Center for National Interest, 12 Jan 2019. www.sott.net</ref><ref>[https://strategic-culture.su/news/2023/01/29/other-america-or-three-missed-chances-to-avoid-world-war-iii/ The Other America (Or the Three Missed Chances to Avoid World War III)], Matthew Ehret, January 29, 2023. strategic-culture.su</ref>

Out of those seven potential "competitor" countries, Brzezinski identifies China, Iran, and Russia as being the most dangerous possible "anti-hegemonic" alliance combination.<ref>Brzezinski 55.</ref> It is likely that this particular statement is a central reason why those three countries are often cited together as being collectively responsible for the world's problems by both neoliberal and neoconservative media today. Brezinski forewarned, "A [[Sino-Russian Entente|grand coalition of China and Russia]] united not by [[ideology]] but by complementary grievances would pose the most dangerous scenario as far as threats to United States [[hegemony]] are concerned."<ref>[https://www.sott.net/article/404941-Americas-nightmare-The-Sino-Russian-entente America's nightmare: The Sino-Russian entente], John S. Van Oudenaren, Center for National Interest, 12 Jan 2019. www.sott.net</ref><ref>[https://strategic-culture.su/news/2023/01/29/other-america-or-three-missed-chances-to-avoid-world-war-iii/ The Other America (Or the Three Missed Chances to Avoid World War III)], Matthew Ehret, January 29, 2023. strategic-culture.su</ref>

 

Brzezinski also resorts to blatantly [[Racism|racist]] rhetoric when describing potential geopolitical opponents within the region within or surrounding the "Eurasian Balkans":

Brzezinski also resorts to blatantly [[Racism|racist]] rhetoric when describing potential geopolitical opponents within the region within or surrounding the "Eurasian Balkans":

:''"In brief, for the [[United States]], [[Eurasia]]n geostrategy involves the purposeful management of geostrategically dynamic states and the careful handling of geopolitically catalytic states, in keeping with the twin interests of America in the short-term preservation of its unique global power and in the long-run transformation of it into an increasingly institutionalized global cooperation. To put it in a terminology that hearkens back to the more brutal age of ancient [[empire]]s, the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent [[collusion]] and maintain security dependence among the [[vassal]]s, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the [[barbarian]]s from coming together."''<ref>Brzezinski 40.</ref>

:''"In brief, for the [[United States]], [[Eurasia]]n geostrategy involves the purposeful management of geostrategically dynamic states and the careful handling of geopolitically catalytic states, in keeping with the twin interests of America in the short-term preservation of its unique global power and in the long-run transformation of it into an increasingly institutionalized global cooperation. To put it in a terminology that hearkens back to the more brutal age of ancient [[empire]]s, the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent [[collusion]] and maintain security dependence among the [[vassal]]s, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the [[barbarian]]s from coming together."''<ref>Brzezinski 40.</ref>