The Final Blow ? : Is this the End of US Hegemony in West Asia and the rise of Iran, the 4th Centre of World Power Pt.2
In part 2, we examine Pakistan's possible role in a new security architecture for West Asia and the combined outcome of a positive collaboration with Iran by combining the analysis of Force Magazine's Pravin Sawhney (retd Indian army officer and leading Indian affairs military analyst) and Professor Robert Pape (Professor of Political Science, USA). (Part 1 here) The Emerging Strategic Architecture Both analysts describe a fundamental shift in global power that combines three key assessments: 1. Professor Pape's Analysis: Iran as 4th World Power Center Iran now controls 20% of world oil via Hormuz (double Russia's pre-war 11%) Iran is "dwarfing Israel" and has now emerged as a new centre of world power Netanyahu's dream of Israel as "super nation", militarily invincible and a regional energy hub is wrong— Iran is the rising power 2. Pravin Sawhney's Assessment: China-Pakistan Cyber/Space Integration According to Pravin Sawhney of FOR...