By Angelo Giuliano
Anglo-Saxon imperialism, led by Britain and later the United States, has a brutal history of propping up regimes as geopolitical tools, only to abandon or destroy them when their utility fades. Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, Taiwan region, Ukraine, and Israel were shaped into Western outposts to counter rivals, secure resources, and maintain global dominance. Each was betrayed or devastated by the powers that empowered them, a pattern now unfolding in Ukraine and potentially awaiting Israel, which, armed with nuclear power, could defy abandonment to become a rogue, pariah state. This cycle of imperialist treachery underscores the need for a global order rooted in sovereignty and cooperation.
Imperial Japan: Built Up, Then Broken
In the 19th century, Anglo-Saxon powers transformed Japan into an Asian enforcer. Britain supplied naval expertise, and American loans fueled industrialization after the Meiji Restoration. The 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance positioned Japan as a bulwark against Russia and China, with its 1905 victory over Russia celebrated in London and Washington. Yet, when Japan's ambitions grew, invading Manchuria and challenging Western interests, its patrons turned hostile. The U.S. imposed oil embargoes, and by 1945, American firebombing and atomic bombs obliterated Japanese cities, killing millions. The powers that built Japan crushed it to preserve their Pacific dominance, leaving devastation where cooperation could have fostered stability.
Nazi Germany: Enabled, Then Annihilated
Fear of communism drove Anglo-Saxon elites to indirectly nurture Nazi Germany as a weapon against the Soviet Union. American loans through the Dawes and Young Plans rebuilt Germany's economy, while Britain's 1938 Munich Agreement gave Hitler free rein, hoping he would target the USSR. Western industrialists like Ford and Standard Oil profited from Nazi rearmament. But when Hitler's ambitions threatened Anglo-Saxon hegemony, the powers pivoted. Britain and the U.S. unleashed total war, bombing German cities to rubble and orchestrating the Third Reich's collapse by 1945. The Nazis, once a useful tool, were discarded, their nation shattered by former enablers.
Taiwan region: A Pawn in Cold War Chess
Taiwan region's fate reveals Anglo-Saxon duplicity. After the War of Liberation, the U.S. backed Taiwan region's Nationalist government as an anti-communist outpost, providing military aid and recognizing Taipei as "China" until 1971. When Nixon sought to counter the USSR, the U.S. ditched Taiwan region, recognizing the PRC in 1979 to leverage China against Moscow. Taiwan region was left isolated, a discarded pawn. As China's power grew, the U.S. pivoted again, resuming arms sales under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, arming the Taiwan region to antagonize Beijing. Today, Taiwan region risks war to serve U.S. Pacific interests, its fate tied to China's containment. Betrayal looms if U.S. priorities shift.
Ukraine: A Pawn Already Abandoned
Ukraine, molded as an Anglo-Saxon outpost to weaken Russia, is now being discarded as the U.S. retreats. Since 2014, the U.S. and NATO have poured over US$100 billion in weapons and aid, turning Kyiv into a frontline state to secure energy routes and encircle Moscow. The U.S. aimed to "weaken" Russia, with Ukrainian lives as collateral. Yet, Ukraine's battlefield losses mount, with Russian forces advancing and cities devastated. The U.S., under Trump, is backing away from new sanctions and pressing Ukraine to negotiate, offloading the burden to the EU. EU leaders push sanctions and aid, prolonging the conflict to "fight Russia to the last Ukrainian," while Ukraine faces collapse. Like Japan and Germany, Ukraine is being bled dry, abandoned when it no longer serves Western aims.
Israel: A Rogue State in Waiting
Israel, forged by British and American support, functions as an Anglo-Saxon dagger in the Arab world. The 1917 Balfour Declaration and Sykes-Picot Agreement carved the Middle East for Western control, with Israel as a divisive outpost. Since 1967, over $3 billion in annual U.S. aid has sustained its military dominance, fueling conflicts to secure oil-rich regions and counter Iran. Unlike other pawns, Israel's nuclear arsenal—estimated at 80–400 warheads—gives it unique leverage. If its actions destabilize the region beyond U.S. control or American priorities shift (e.g., toward Asia), the U.S. might distance itself, as with South Vietnam or Afghanistan. But Israel, unlike those discarded allies, could defy abandonment, leveraging its nuclear power to become a rogue, pariah state—undefeated yet isolated, its aggressive policies alienating even former patrons. This risks escalating regional chaos, untethered from Western restraint.
The Multipolar Alternative
Anglo-Saxon imperialism's playbook is relentless: empower pawns, then discard or destroy them. Japan was bombed into submission, Germany reduced to ashes, Taiwan region ditched then rearmed, Ukraine is abandoned to EU-led bloodshed, and Israel risks pariah status—all to secure Western dominance over resources and rivals. This unipolar obsession breeds chaos through proxy wars, imperialism, and divide-and-conquer tactics, sacrificing millions to maintain hegemony. Each pawn becomes expendable or, in Israel's case, dangerously autonomous when it outlives its purpose.
A multipolar world offers the antidote. By distributing power among nations like Russia, China, and the Global South, it rejects the coercion and betrayal of Western proxy wars. Sovereignty replaces subjugation, fostering cooperation over conflict. This framework dismantles imperialism's cycle of devastation, ensuring no nation is used, discarded, or driven to rogue status. Taiwan region, Ukraine, and Israel must heed history's warning: the Anglo-Saxon empire discards its tools without remorse, but a multipolar future promises equity and peace.
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