Of course, it is the credit of Alan Wilson. This is not the time to be humble. He took the microphone to accept the praise of the Paleontological Society and expressed his modesty in another field. "The research results of the Carnian flood event are the work of everyone, not just me."
In fact, I only expressed support for relevant research on behalf of the government and provided relevant funds. I didn’t do anything else. The signature put me first, is that all?”
"Sir, everyone in the Palaeontological Association knows that you are a giant in this field." Ike immediately expressed his opinion. This was not to flatter the Cabinet Secretary, but to purely respect the experts in the industry. "Without your strong support
And reasonable inference hypothesis will not lead to such results."
"You can do whatever you want." Excessive modesty is hypocrisy. Alan Wilson put down the phone directly because the news of Sudan's surrender came and he was in a pretty good mood today.
British public opinion should be stirred up, boasting, and unabashedly attributing Sudan's system changes to the external pressure led by the British. Of course, the important role of the Kingdom of Egypt and the Kingdom of Yinlak should not be forgotten. The United Kingdom is not as overwhelming as the United States and the Soviet Union.
The power of sex must respect the role of other countries.
After returning home, Alan Wilson shared the good news with his wife. Pamela Mountbatten asked, "In this case, will fiscal expenditures expand again? After all, Sudan's change requires aid first."
"That's a thing in the Arab world." Alan Wilson said, "Britain is not the Soviet Union. Although Sudan was once a traditional British colony, to be honest, Sudan's value is not high. Pro-Soviet countries such as the Horn of Africa
, in fact, there is no benefit. The strategic position is useful to the world hegemon, but Britain is no longer the world hegemon."
If the United States is willing, the United Kingdom will not mind the United States making greater investment, but what about the United Kingdom itself?
Forget it, if Africa is really good, it will not become the last continent to be divided. This is not to say that Africa has no value. Africa's value is still great, but not every place is worth fighting for.
In terms of natural conditions, let alone North Africa, the Sahara Desert is such a large area that everyone knows about it.
If divided into regions, the whole of Africa can be summed up as North Africa is not as good as South Africa, West Africa is not as good as East Africa, and the natural conditions in East and Southern Africa are still of some value.
The natural conditions in the northeastern corner of Africa are better than those in Egypt, where the whole country relies on the canal for income and life safety is based on the Nile River. But it is not that we should not let go.
Now that Britain has withdrawn from these places, it can safely operate south of Kenya from now on. If it encounters any projects that require hard work, it can just split the accounts 30-70 with a big country.
"But you said that the black people in southern Africa are not as good as the Arabs." Pamela Mountbatten mentioned that her husband once said that the world's ethnic groups are in a depression.
"Just because most people can't do it doesn't mean that their leadership is stupid. East Africa still has some foundations, but West Africa is finished. The social structure has been destroyed by triangular trade, and it also encountered a ruler like France." Alan Wilson
They are very unfavorable to French Africa. Most of the bizarre coup news in Africa come from French Africa.
The poor reputation of black African countries is indelibly related to the role of the French in them, and the French rule is not particularly strong.
If there is a country that doesn't care about France's military and is determined to infiltrate into French Africa, the French can't do anything about it. In later generations, Russian mercenaries defeated the French in Mali, and the special military operations also relieved the French to some extent.
Pressure on African rule is not entirely a bad thing.
"You said you want to eradicate pro-Soviet forces in Africa. I still don't believe it. It's not that easy." Pamela Mountbatten sighed, "It seems we can be more optimistic, right?"
"The basis of rule in different countries is different, and we should not be too optimistic. For example, Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ruled Congo for almost 30 years. It is not that simple. He is not old enough to even manage the country.
"Alan Wilson frowned and replied.
Generally no one in African countries cares about it, and even the key people in a big country don't know much information, let alone data. But even if they don't know the data, Alan Wilson feels that Lumumba's rule cannot be worse.
Mobutu, the current DRC is definitely much stronger than the DRC under Mobutu's rule.
If Rhodesia were not much stronger, and Rhodesia was so close to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he would have asked Grace to solve the hidden dangers under his nose first, so there would be no need to work in North Africa first?
Of course, Sudan can brag a lot about the transformation it is facing in Central Asia, but it cannot be assumed that all pro-Soviet countries in Africa will collapse like Sudan if a little external pressure is exerted.
However, his friend Ronald Reagan, who is now the talkmaker in the United States, may not think so. Sudan announced his abandonment of the Soviet system overnight, and not only the British were celebrating. The entire White House also seemed to be in a sea of joy. Reagan's performance from the moment he came to power
He appeared as if the Cold War had ended in his own hands.
Regardless of whether he really thinks so in his heart, but he does show it in his performance, but in fact the United States has only found some self-confidence in Grenada. Even Gaddafi, who historically led a population of less than four million, has
Didn't let Reagan touch it.
Now Sudan's compromise has allowed Reagan to find a breakthrough point. Otherwise, there is still something to learn from old-style imperialism. Although the African strategy was proposed by the British, Reagan feels that since the reality of Africa has been discovered, the United States can
Use more power to operate.
There are two advantages to doing this. The first is to humiliate the Soviet Union, which cannot be overemphasized. The other is to contain Britain.
The United Kingdom cannot be allowed to achieve a complete victory in its African strategy. That is why the United States has to join. Only by working together with the United Kingdom on its African strategy can the United Kingdom's influence in Africa be prevented from rising to a higher level.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The external trouble is the Soviet Union, and the internal trouble is Britain and France. Of course, the United States hopes to completely eliminate the Soviet Union, but it must also keep an eye on Britain and France to prevent these two countries from becoming the United States.
opponent.
Although former Secretary of State General Haig has resigned, it does not mean that Reagan has lost his trust in General Haig. In this kind of competition in Africa, people like General Haig are more suitable to operate.
You can never expect CIA agents to go to the battlefield.
"The president is right," General Haig said sincerely. He believed that Reagan was right in his understanding of internal and external troubles and that he must be wary of Britain. If the Soviets left Africa and Britain came back, then
For the United States, there is no gain at all. "African issues are indeed worthy of our attention. Not only the United Kingdom, but also France."
Africa's problems cannot be circumvented by France. France, which claims to have half of Africa in hand, is actually more difficult to deal with than Britain. France has used its hard power military and economy and soft power French and culture to essentially colonize all these countries.
The rule continues to this day.
France has always been reluctant to let go of its colonies. After suffering losses in Vietnam, it turned to a soft-and-hard policy.
In another world, the United Kingdom can only do things within the framework of the Commonwealth and together with France in Africa. The Commonwealth itself is very loose and has limited influence. The United Kingdom's strength lies in its hegemony of English and its leadership in education and media.
forces affecting Africa.
But in this world, even if Britain is not as obviously obsessed with Africa as France, it still has a high sense of presence in the eyes of Washington, especially since Rhodesia has become a destination for all white immigrants from British Africa, and in addition
One destination is of course Australia.
The United States' African strategy was released shortly after. It is very similar to the Africa strategy formulated by Whitehall. It can be said that it is almost the same, but the purpose is of course to prevent the resurgence of Britain's traditional influence in pro-Soviet countries. Therefore, the fundamental core of this strategy is,
No matter what Britain does, the United States will follow closely and exclude Britain's role in it.
This strategy is very smart. To fight against foreign aggression, you must first annex the country. But Alan Wilson actually didn’t care about Africa, and he had no idea of restoring British influence after driving away the Soviet influence. The nails that should be left in place are like
This has already been done on Zanzibar Island.
As a de facto Asian country, why bother in Africa when Britain has nothing to do? Even the meeting with Prince Alexander, the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is more important than its African strategy.
Of course, this is not the case in public opinion. Sudan's great victory certainly became Mrs. Thatcher's self-expression in the House of Commons.
In fact, the Yugoslav royal family is not unpopular. The reason why they ended up today is because, like Grace, she was unlucky enough to meet the tycoon Tito.
Alan Wilson had little confidence in restoring the monarchy in Yugoslavia, but there was no conflict with the need to prepare for it.
For example, Yugoslavia has no de facto dominant nation and has very little cohesion. In fact, having a king might be a good thing.
Two types of preparations must be made for Yugoslavia. One is to find the owners of these companies in this republic of corporate aggregations and let everyone make a fortune together. If this fails, see if Prince Alexander can unite the country.
It doesn’t matter who is the leader of Yugoslavia at this time. Before Tito’s death, he specifically changed the political structure of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia does not have a president. Instead, it is in a presidium that represents the interests of each union republic. It is difficult to find an agent for such a structure.
, it is better to find the controllers of local enterprises. The current situation in Yugoslavia depends on how much useful information the patriotic overseas Chinese in Yugoslavia can get.