Resurgence of Bloc Politics and The Start of 2nd Cold War
Author: Arijah Siddiqui – Postal Group
Outline
Thesis statement: Although the disintegration of the Soviet Union give rise to the United States as a sole Global power, the status quo seems threatened by the emergence of China, as our economic power, and Russia, as a military power in the central and Eastern regions of the world.
1. Introduction
2. Bloc politics: west Vs the rest
3. Resurgence of bloc politics: status quo
a. The United States (US) hegemony since the disintegration of Soviet Union.
b. Rising economic tensions between the United States and China.
c. Rising strategic tensions between the United States and China
– Formation of anti-Sino organizations QUAD, AUKUS
d. Russia: Emerging as a military superpower to connect the United States and NATO’s
expansion in the Asian region.
e. Formation of ‘abstract political camps’ across the globe
f. Resurgence of the ideological rift between ‘democracy’ and ‘communism’
4. Inception of second cold war: US vs Sino
a. Silent ‘ geo-economic’ war rising between China and the United States
– petro – dollar vs petro – yuan
b. BRI vs B3W: Belt and Road initiative versus build, back, better world.
c. China’s rise in the production of consumer products versus United States expenditure in
market development.
d. Camp- building: Increasing ties between China and Pakistan vs increasing ties between
US and India
e. The United States “containment of China” policy.
5. Hopes and hurdles for the United States
6. Conclusion
