Anglo-Russian disputes have been going on for a long time
In the centuries leading up to World War II, Britain enjoyed a wide range of interests around the globe as a world-class colonial empire. ** is the most powerful land power on the Eurasian continent.
Due to the conflict of interests in many regions, such as Eastern Europe, the Black Sea and Northeast Asia, the contradictions between the UK and ** are increasing. Therefore, before World War II, Britain had been working to curb the momentum of expansion in order to protect its own interests.
Such an action is also justified.
After the end of World War I, Britain lost large tracts of colonies, its territory was greatly reduced, and its international status plummeted, reducing it to an ordinary European country. At this time, there was no direct conflict of interest between the UK and **.
However, Britain is against ** everywhere, acting as the vanguard of anti-Russia, with the loudest voice and the highest jump. What is the reason behind this? Sima Qian once said: "The world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit." ”
There is no doubt that the drive of profit is the root of the opposition between Britain and **. In general, the larger the territory and the larger the population of a country, the stronger the country.
However, in recent history, a new kind of state has been born, the capitalist state. The first capitalist country in the world was the Netherlands, but Britain was the country that took capitalism to the extreme.
Britain is only a little more than 200,000 square kilometers, and if you only rely on local industry and agriculture, the British can live a rich life, but they cannot dominate the world and make super profits.
Therefore, Britain must expand externally, occupy the colonies, monopolize the colonies, and occupy the market. And foreign expansion must constantly wage foreign wars, and as soon as the cannon sounds, profits roll in.
However, after World War II, Britain was no longer capable of waging large-scale foreign wars, but Britain's traditional performing arts were still there. Even if it cannot start a war, Britain can incite other countries to start a war and profit from it.
Britain and the United States belong to the same type of country, and if all countries develop peacefully, Britain itself is too small and produces too few benefits to satisfy the appetite of its own capitalists.
Therefore, Britain must disrupt Europe, disrupt as many regions as possible, so that British capital can gain more benefits. And to upset Europe it is necessary to be anti-Russian, so only ** has the strength to make the small countries of Europe fearful.
Therefore, Britain has always been called the "European-stirring stick", and it has to fight against ** everywhere.
First, the United Kingdom and the United States share common interests in many areas. The idea that Britain is single-handedly trying to upset Europe is undoubtedly wishful thinking, given that Britain is relatively small.
In this case, the introduction of external forces becomes especially important. The cooperation between the United States and Britain could not have come at a better time, as they both have a common interest in destabilizing the Eurasian continent.
As a capitalist power, American capital will undoubtedly not be satisfied with the interests of the Americas, and they have a strong desire to expand. The Eurasian continent is the largest continent in terms of area, population and wealth, and American capital covets it.
Therefore, we can see that the United States and Britain always act in unison, with Britain as the pioneer and the United States as the leader, and together they oppose Russia. Russia's countermeasures, in turn, will make European countries fearful, so they will seek protection from the United States.
Since European countries need the protection of the United States, it is natural that the demands put forward by the United States will not be rejected. The chaos on the European continent will cause European capital to move to the United States and Britain in search of safe-haven, which will bring huge benefits to the United States and Britain.
2. Britain's dream of great power and resentment towards the United States and Russia. As a former world hegemon, Britain has colonies all over the world, known as the "sun never sets" empire, and has a glorious history.
Do you think Britain will willingly hide in the corners of Europe and become a small and rich country? How nostalgic the British capital was for the days when it roamed across the globe on all continents. The British dreamed of restoring the glory of a great power.
After World War II, Britain wanted to keep some colonies, but the United States and the Soviet Union joined forces against the old colonial empires Britain and France, forcing Britain and France to abandon their colonies. Britain was pitted by the United States and the Soviet Union, so although Britain and the United States had many common interests, Britain also had some resentment towards the United States and the Soviet Union.
Britain has been taking advantage of the opportunity to incite conflict between the United States and ** to profit from it. In addition, Britain has ambitions to re-emerge as a great power, which it achieves by weakening existing world powers.
Therefore, Britain and the United States cooperate to deal with ** together in order to benefit and weaken other great powers. In general, Britain needs to reap the benefits by provoking disputes and conflicts, and not just relying on indigenous resources.