Europe has already suffered what is likely irreversible political and economic damage from its political capture by the US and now its growing energy dependence on the US. Asia risks being likewise weakened by growing energy dependence on the US, making political capture much more likely by the US, then being transformed into a united front - this time against China rather than Russia - and used to wage war on the US’ behalf at the expense of the people, peace, and prosperity of Asia.
Europe has already suffered what is likely irreversible political and economic damage from its political capture by the US and now its growing energy dependence on the US.
Asia risks being likewise weakened by growing energy dependence on the US, making political capture much more likely by the US, then being transformed into a united front - this time against China rather than Russia - and used to wage war on the US’ behalf at the expense of the people, peace, and prosperity of Asia.
References:
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf
Energy Intelligence - Low Prices Threaten US LNG Exports (2019):
https://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/pictures/ColumbiaUniversityCenterGlobalEnergyPolicy-wg190612_4.pdf
ABC News - Trump admin approves new sale of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine (2019):
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-admin-approves-sale-anti-tank-weapons-ukraine/story?id=65989898
NYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (2025):
https://archive.ph/p7lM1
BBC - How US Marines are being reshaped for China threat (2023):
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64294915
US Naval Institute - Tighten the Belt and Cut the Roads (2024):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/january/tighten-belt-and-cut-roads
US Naval War College Review - A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Flawed (2018):
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
NEO - American/Ukrainians Caught Arming Militants in Myanmar and the US Dirty War on China (Mar. 2026):
https://journal-neo.su/2026/03/20/american-ukrainians-caught-arming-militants-in-myanmar-and-the-us-dirty-war-on-china/
Irrawaddy - Myanmar Junta Abandons Chinese Pipeline Amid Resistance Attacks (May 2025):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/myanmar-junta-abandons-chinese-pipeline-amid-resistance-attacks.html
Irrawaddy - China-Backed Pipeline Facility Damaged in Myanmar Resistance Attack (Feb. 2022):
https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/china-backed-pipeline-facility-damaged-in-myanmar-resistance-attack.html
Politico - 5 charts show China’s oil dilemma after US strikes (Mar. 2, 2026):
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/iran-us-strikes-china-oil-supply-charts-00806415
Guardian - From Jakarta to Manila, south-east Asia turns to Russia to plug fuel, fertiliser gaps caused by Iran war (Apr. 29, 2026):
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/from-jakarta-to-manila-south-east-asia-turns-to-russia-to-plug-fuel-fertiliser-gaps-caused-by-iran-war
WSJ - U.S. Energy Exports Hit Records as World Adjusts to a Closed Persian Gulf (Apr. 24, 2026):
https://archive.ph/6pofd
US Naval Institute - Tighten the Belt and Cut the Roads (2024):
https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2024/january/tighten-belt-and-cut-roads
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