Part 4: the War with Iran leads to grave consequences on a local and global scale
TAT readers,
Today’s essay is the fourth in a series that I’ve been writing, ever since this ill-informed and poorly planned war began. I’m talking about the chaotic situation left for all the regional states and economies around the world now subjected to the whims of three despots, Trump, Putin and Xi. The worst possible aspect of this war for US citizens, is the administration’s absolute failure to prepare or even consider a strategy to protect the homeland and our allies, from terrorist attacks by Iranian Qods Forces and their proxies. I have covered a great deal of the reasons for and who benefits from this quest for oil, but there’s one more critical issue that I hope to persuade you to consider, the so-called, New World Order.
At the very beginning of Trump’s current term, the plans were already in place as we can see from the insane claims about Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, Cuba and several other nations. The short explanation is a new world order that is divided up into at least three primary powers with all other nations as “colonies” of the only three fully sovereign nations, the US, Russia and China.
Below are the links and headline graphics from parts 1-3 and tonight is the fourth in the series. Will there be a fifth? Who knows when a selfish and cruel malignant narcissist runs our republic, like it’s his own personal kingdom of serfs. A spineless and complicit Republican Party, are his enablers and are terrified of him more than they are of the American people. It’s up to us to demonstrate to every sitting Republican in Congress with maybe one or two exceptions, that ignoring us invalidates their preconceived notions about who is more of a threat to them, their dear leader, or us at the polls.
Overview
In the long-run, this essay intends to lead readers to understand that there is an enormous geo-strategic shift going on globally. It began as the Berlin Wall fell in November of 1989, and has been evolving far more rapidly since the beginning of the first Trump administration. Yes, this is because whether Republicans believe it or not, Trump and Putin operate like the mafiosos they are, and only acknowledge power and the loyalty of those subservient to them. There’s no mutual respect nor honor in either. With this understanding, let’s go onward towards understanding what this insight means in the already developing NWO or rather, “new world order.” I will use the acronym NWO throughout the rest of this essay. I will also do my best not to repeat too much from parts 1-3 in order to reduce the lengthy amount of reading that was included in the first three.
I first began writing about this NWO in December of 2024, the month after our last presidential election. I had already understood the earlier signs due to professional work regarding terrorism, Russia, China, India and related issues. There are a wide spectrum of national security issues relating to each and, in how they cooperate on those issues. From roughly 2014 on, the NWO has been slowly but steadily inching forward until the beginning of the current Trump administration. Now, the machinery of consolidating the new spheres of influence for each, is in full motion. Yes, this makes matters urgent at this time, as the core of global commerce begins shuddering under the strain caused by the closing of the Strait of Hormuz to oil transport.
This strain is far greater though than just commerce. Considering Iran’s centric-role in regional conflict, often with Russian assistance prior to the Ukraine war, her terrorist allies such as Hamas, Hizbollah and several other Sunni Arab Islamic violent extremist groups, have the potential to disrupt far more than just commerce… globally. Pre-Trump era allies are now rethinking and backing away from the US with Trump’s loyalty to and alliance with Putin being the primary reason. The chances that old alliances will resolidify in any meaningful way in the near future are as they say, “slim and none.” The Republican administration and cabinet officials are seeing to this by enabling him and his handlers. Yes, Trump has handlers.
What we are witnessing is a rather clever strategy that places Trump at the top, in my opinion as a figurehead only. It’s no secret to anyone that he is quite often, a fool babbling about sharks, electrocution, werewolves and other bizarre topics. He’s not only suffering cognitive decline, but it’s not a long fall because he never really ascended to any intellectual heights. This should be crystal clear to any serious adult. His mental decline is accelerating before our very eyes, and in the eyes of the world. The GOP and anti-democracy and oligarchical Heritage Foundation is running our government. It is supported by some of the world’s wealthiest oligarchs and their lesser billionaire allies. Reporting on Trump’s phone call with Putin yesterday, sounded like maybe Putin may be calling some shots.
Putin and Trump’s mafioso-themed “loyalty” means that Putin put him in office and helped him regain office via influence operations, often in arms-length coordination with the Republican Party. That crime family so-called “honor code” means that Trump now owes Putin. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence or SSCI which is the premier intelligence committee in congress, said so in their three and a half year, Republican-led investigation which produced, a five volume report on Russian Interference in our 2016 election. Volume five, the Counterintelligence report is beyond damning and although heavily redacted, clearly demonstrates to connectivity between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian intelligence.
The administration’s ongoing sellout of the NATO beginning with his first term and now worsening by the day, plus Trump’s alliance with Putin along with the support of the brainwashed Republican Party in place, now there is freedom for Putin and Trump to make the moves on the chess board, that they’ve been planning for over decade.
Next we’ll look at the primary players and some of their high-profile moves on the global chess board, in this critical geo-strategic paradigm shift that favors only the strong and ruthless. In fact, Putin’s favorite view of sovereignty is now fully embraced by the current administration.
"As the war progressed, justifying it as a “battle for sovereignty” against neocolonialism seemed to gain favor among the Russian elites and with Putin himself. For example, at the end of April 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, “Russia’s military operation in Ukraine contributes to the liberation of the world from the neocolonial oppression of the West” (Kommersant.ru, April 30). In June, Putin spoke about the need to “ensure state sovereignty.” He stated that “a country can be either a sovereign or a colony,” and without sovereignty, “it has no chance of surviving in a tough geopolitical war” (Izvestia, June 9). In late July 2022, at a forum meeting of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Putin reiterated that “the neocolonial model of the dominance of global elites is over” and “only truly sovereign states can ensure high growth dynamics” (Interfax, July 20). It is significant that propaganda sites, while developing the Russian leader’s theses, came up with the justification that the war in Ukraine has turned out to be vital for Russia’s “sovereignty,” since it gave rise to a global conflict with the West. This conflict, they allege, creates opportunities for abandoning offshores, “giving Russia a chance to get out of the fetters of economic enslavement more quickly” (ЕADaily.com, August 1)." - New Concept of ‘Russian Sovereignty’ Is Inextricably Linked to the War - Jamestown Foundation - Ksenia Kirillova - August 15th, 2022
An admittedly over-simplified explanation of this quote is; Putin believes that only global powers have the right to full sovereignty while that every other nation is a “colony” that has no sovereign rights. Putin only sees Russia, The US under Trump and potentially Xi as fully sovereign states. India I believe, may be playing a unique role at the moment, that aligns herself with Putin and Trump, therefore eventually surrounding and slowly bleeding China into submission. Yes, I know all of this sounds a bit far-fetched, but for those who’ve followed these nations and their machinations for a while, will have seen the very same indicators that I have.
Let’s begin at the beginning of this current Trump administration.
As Putin congratulated Trump on his election win, he also discussed a NWO. This is nothing new for Putin and he’d been publicly discussing this since at least 2022. In September of 2025, Putin, Xi and Kim of N. Korea met while China held a military parade to demonstrate China’s power and key relationships. Since Putin’s military humiliation in Ukraine, he’s had to go, “hat-in-hand” begging for weapons, ammunition and far more. For decades, Russia was seen as the senior partner in Russian/ Chinese opposition to the West, but with Ukraine decimating Russia’s military, even with Chinese and N. Korean assistance, the hierarchy has become inverted. Xi is now on top and Putin is the junior partner. Kim Jong Un, is more of a tag along, that is occasionally invited to sit at the adult table.
Still, all is not rosy between the three and there was no public mention of Trump during the festivities. But on the international scene, Trump’s moves more often than not, demonstrate that he’s playing a game that he believes only he and Putin know the rules to. The Republican-led congress has long hobbled Ukraine’s chances to reclaim their land from Putin’s occupation forces, by simply denying to provide aid. This of course at the behest of Trump. Trump, despite his tough talk about pressuring both sides to come to a peace or ceasefire agreement, is regularly upstaged by Putin.
This introduces us to India’s role. India has done as much as anyone to assist Russia in evading sanctions on her primary cash cow, oil. On many fronts, Modi has been elusive regarding Russia but has supported Putin in a wide variety of ways. Just in the past couple of weeks, India has purchased more of Russia’s top aircraft among other weapons related business. China, India and Turkey are the primary violators ensuring that cash continues to flow into Russia’s economy, often on life-support.
The other issue where Trump’s decisions have assisted Russia’s economy, is by joining Israel in this war against Iran. As we all know when we fill up our vehicles at the gas station since the war started, fuel prices have skyrocketed. This means profits skyrocket for the oil providers, therefore showering Putin’s coffers with a windfall of cash. When it comes to doing business with India, I like to say it’s caveat emptor, or buyer beware. India’s claim of non-alignment is a lot more fragile than at any time in my lifetime. She has her own problems with China, although there have been a few signs that there is now better dialogue between these two, millennia-old rivals. Where India lands regarding her alignment, matters a great deal to the global economy and global security paradigm. As a long fan of India’s democracy, I hope to see her emerge from this chaos, stronger and more democratic than Modi seems to like.
Last but not least, let’s take a look at how I saw our most serious national security threats last December, shortly after the election. My PowerPoint skills are not the best as you can see in the graphic below, but it does a fair job of illustrating the overlapping threats and players.
The only major change I would make is to remove India as a threat at this time. I still cannot get a good feel for where she will end up in the big picture. The way the war is reported in the US, it’s very difficult to get a solid grasp on things but fortunately, I delve into foreign news, trusted allies and reputable think tanks. Nearly all mainstream reporting, especially in the US is negatively impacted by Trumpian threats demanding compliance with administration narratives and denunciation of naysayers. Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert are prime examples. I lost my faith in Reuters and the BBC after their overt antisemitic reporting of the war in Gaza. I do follow select journalists and depend on the Associated Press for overall reporting. Plus I have former national security colleagues that I often talk with.
Of course as long as this administration remains in power with control of congress, chaos will rule alongside the devastation in the GOP’s wake. All global markets are uneasy. Bonds are up along with precious metals, telltale signs of nervous investors. Inflation continues to rise at home with no end in sight nor any effort by the administration to tame it and with most of the burden falling on small and medium size businesses and families. The recent jobs report was beyond dismal and with the GOP still protecting pedophilia and defending the murder of US citizens and others during their brutal and unlawful immigration roundups, Americans are restless and frustrated. Those of us who’ve seen what the GOP and Trump were up to long ago, are far past frustrated.
Any upheaval during or surrounding November’s midterms will signal a major shift in US policy, making having a relationship with the US, even more like a yo-yo than anything remotely stable. Trust in the US is gone, our treasury is being looted and there is little to no law at the top. For those who understand our nation’s true identity, this is not acceptable and we will ensure that we put a stop to it at the polls. Disruption of those polls via draconian GOP legislation or force, will light the fire of rebellion. This must be avoided if at all possible because with predators like Putin and Xi out there, a divided America looks like prey. Our national security has been so devastatingly compromised by leadership of this administration, even a stable America will take at least a generation to fully recover.
The bottom line to Putin, Trump’s and maybe Xi’s NWO is that it will require us to reestablish a trusting relationship with our allies after retaking congress in November, in order present an opponent that Putin and Xi will be wary of. There is a fragility to any such chances unless we rid our government of any vestiges of Trump era Republicans and their spineless fake-patriotism. Then the rebuilding can begin in earnest. Until then, I will be blunt, it will be a tough row to hoe, but not outside the limits of what Americans have proved they can do throughout our history. We may not have gotten things right as often as we should have, but now we have no choice but to fully immerse ourselves in this fight for our future.
Onward
Paul