Greetings friends,
The above is the result of my efforts to graphically illustrate the geopolitical struggle that is currently occuring in our world.
The map is based on an analysis of such factors as:
- Military, political and economic organisations ie. SCO (wiki); CSTO (wiki); EurAsEC (wiki); CIS (wiki); CES (link); ALBA (wiki); NAM (wiki); NATO (wiki); GUAM (wiki); CDC (wiki); ANZUS (wiki); EU (wiki); EEA (wiki); NAFTA (wiki); CAFTA (wiki)
- Other diplomatic relations ie. MNNA designations (wiki)
- Wars and international disputes
- Rhetoric of politicians ie. “Axis of evil” (wiki); "Outposts of Tyranny" (wiki); "State Sponsors of Terror" (link)
- Presence of foreign troops and military bases ie. US Department of Defense Base Structure Report, Fiscal Year 2007 (link); US Active Duty Military Personnel Strengths by Regional Area and by Country June 30 2007 (link)
- Geostrategic location
- Energy politics and security
- Recipients of military aid ie. US Foreign Military Financing (FMF) (link)
- Targets of sanctions ie. US Treasury Sanctions Programs (link)
- Purchasers of weapons ie. US weapons exports (link); Russian weapons exports (link)
- Degree of support for the US occupation of Iraq (wiki)
- Degree of support for the US occupation of Haiti (link)
- Degree of support for the US occupation of Afghanistan (wiki)
- Historical position ie. during the Cold War
To see how the above factors relate to each country please visit my blog at
http://my.opera.com/Kiron/blog/ . It is a work in progress and I would appreciate it if anyone had any comments or suggestions.
Regards,
Chiron