A significant development since Trump's first term is the direct military exchange between Iran and Israel.
The U.S. and the West have always attempted to transform Afghanistan by ideological infiltration and export of Western-style 'democracy.'
The vast majority of Americans do not see a better future for themselves.
While Trump continues with ... his anti-globalization tantrums, the nightmare that Henry Kissinger feared – a world revolving around China, Russia and Iran – is becoming more real every day.
If any external forces view the SCO as a threatening enemy, their views are hopelessly limited by the tensions of the Cold War.
In America, the "Chinese Threat" has only intensified.