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RUSSIAN RUBICON Copyright © 2006 by W. Joseph Stroupe All rights reserved First edition ISBN-13: 978-0-9789068-0-1 ISBN-10: 0-9789068-0-2 Page 2 of 319 (eBook) (eBook) RUSSIAN RUBICON This book is dedicated to those with: The desire to know, The ability to see, The courage to accept The truth Page 3 of 319 RUSSIAN RUBICON PREFACE .................................................................................................................................................... 6 PART I: UNIPOLARITY, MULTIPOLARITY OR BIPOLARITY REVISITED ?................ 11 CHAPTER I: UNIPOLARITY TURNS INTO A PASSING ANOMALY ............................................... 12 Dawn of the 20th Century a Fundamental Turning Point................................................................................ 16 Unipolarity Throughout the Pages of History Past.......................................................................................... 17 Industrial Revolution Undermines the Foundations of Empire ....................................................................... 18 Review ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 CHAPTER II: CLAY-LIKE IDEOLOGIES ARISE TO UNDERMINE UNIPOLARITY ...................... 23 Introduction and Review ................................................................................................................................. 23 The “Clay” Arises ........................................................................................................................................... 25 The Role of International Organizations and Institutions................................................................................ 28 The Powerful Role of Christendom's Religious Organizations ....................................................................... 30 Sectional Conclusion....................................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER III: INEVITABLE CASTING OF DEVELOPMENTS TOWARD BIPOLARITY ............... 37 Introduction..................................................................................................................................................... 37 The Amalgam Kingdom Faces External Challengers...................................................................................... 39 Two Hot-War Challenges from Iron-Like Germany ....................................................................................... 40 The Roots of the Cold War Challenge from Iron-Like Russia ........................................................................ 41 Russia’s 2nd Challenge to the Amalgam Kingdom.......................................................................................... 43 Learning to Build Power Blocs Instead of Building Empires?........................................................................ 47 The Amalgam Kingdom’s Fatal Step Backward In Time ............................................................................... 51 Overall Conclusion and Forecast .................................................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER IV: IMPENDING BIPOLARITY AND RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RIVALRY ........................ 56 Introduction and Background.......................................................................................................................... 56 Deep Incursions by the Amalgam Kingdom ................................................................................................... 61 Russian Pushback Against American Incursions .......................................................................................