If you recall the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a coalition of Arab States (Egypt, Syria and Jordan) were soundly defeated by the Israelis. Until then, just think regional conflicts, wars between rump states, proxy wars and brinksmanship. When the superpowers square off against each other in two camps, then come back and we'll talk workd war 3. So this rivalry remains a cause of concern and has the potential to pull in the world’s largest nations.Īshton Cohen is an attorney, investor, writer, and host of Ashton Cohen: The ELECTile Dysfunction Podcast.Ĭheck out Ashton’s recent podcast with Israeli Brigadier General Amir Avivi on a potential Israel-Iran war.It could be 28 minutes from now or 280 years from now. In fact, India recently banned the Chinese-owned social media platform, Tik Tok, and over 50 other Chinese apps. Meanwhile, India is strengthening its ties with the United States and increasingly views China as an enemy.
However, Pakistan is steadily growing closer with China, largely because of serval investments that China has made in Pakistan under its “belt and road” initiatives. India and Pakistan are both allies with the U.S. India and Pakistan are two of the most populous countries on earth, so this conflict could be a significant geopolitical event. India is a predominantly Hindu nation, whereas Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim nation. Unlike the situation on the Korean peninsula, however, this conflict is not rooted in economics but religion. India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed nations and, like the Koreans, they have been adversaries since the 1940s. A world war could break out should a substantial conflict breakout between the two nations. However, North Korea is supported by China and possesses nuclear weapons that make it an existential threat to US-backed South Korea. North Korea is one of the world’s poorest countries and South Korea – the nation that gave us K Pop, Squid Game, Samsung smartphones, and great barbecue – is one of the most advanced nations on Earth. The communist dictatorship of North Korea and democratic, capitalist South Korea have been at war for nearly 80 years. Interestingly, this rivalry has helped to bring together former enemies Saudi Arabia and Israel. Saudi Arabia and Iran have waged proxy wars for years, funding opposing sides in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Bahrain, among other places. In addition to the United States, Israel, and the western world, Iran despises a number of its Sunni Arab neighbors, especially the largest of them all, Saudi Arabia. Iran’s only real allies are Syria, Palestinian groups and the Shiite terrorist organizations which Iran sponsors. Same would be true with respect to the United States and European nations. However, due to warming relations with the Arab nations, a good deal of the Sunni Arab world would likely be on Israel’s side. Iran, on the other hand, is a majority Shiite nation currently governed by a rapidly anti-Semitic theocratic regime.Ī potential conflict between Iran and Israel could spread to the rest of the Middle East.
Israel is the world’s sole Jewish nation. Of course, there are religious elements to this conflict.
Iran appears extremely close to developing a nuclear weapon and has repeatedly threatened to attack Israel. It may very well lead to the end of China’s ruling regime. military heavily relies on Taiwan’s semiconductors.Ī Chinese invasion would likely propel the United States, Japan, and its European allies to come to Taiwan’s defense. Taiwan produces the majority of the world’s semiconductor chips, which power nearly everything, including cell phones, laptops, cars, airplanes, and medical equipment.
Should China invade Taiwan, it would cause a humanitarian crisis in East Asia and wreak havoc on the world economy. This remains the most probable scenario for World War 3.
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