Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, A fan-favorite classic In terms of gameplay, it may now be worth remembering due to the connection between the sci-fi plot and reality. In the 2025 game version, “Second Cold War“As technological development increases exponentially, national security becomes vulnerable and a world of fear is created,” is progressing well. In global politics great power competition There has been a surge in countries going back to the brink, putting America and the world in apocalyptic danger. There are many unrealistic storylines and concepts at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. Many future technologies, such as robotic autonomous armored vehicles and autonomous vehicles, still remain theoretical. Invisibility. Not to mention, there are notable cameos and political predictions, including an appearance by retired U.S. Army General David Patreus as Secretary of Defense. A story about cleverly swearing at a terrorist captured aboard the USS. barack obama. But beyond this, there are three key concepts in this story that draw strange comparisons to today.
The first is “strategic defense alliance”(SDC) is China’s main multilateral alliance bent on global domination, control of economic resources and strategic competition with the West. Depending on the player’s important choices throughout the mission, Russia, Iran, and even India may join Beijing’s allies. SDC’s dominance is the result of China using all means necessary to persuade or coerce its neighbors, including North Korea, Pakistan, Burma (Myanmar), and Afghanistan, into becoming an inevitable superpower. Rather than a typical James Bond or Rocky movie communist antagonist, China is an anti-Western geopolitical rival that controls important rare earth minerals and mercantilist wealth. terrorist activation Chinese stock market hacking And the resulting conflict led China to stop exporting rare earth elements to the United States. The story shows that terrorists are motivated to create a new world order by starting a war between the United States and NATO against China and the SDC.
In reality, many people call this era the era of international relations. new cold war. economically, China is a trading partner for more than 60% of the world.. Since the video game was created 12 years ago, China and Russia have jointly declared a partnership.no limits” and plans to expand to all fields, from civilian to military. As recently as September, China was said to have been making “significant efforts” through underground support to “build and diversify various elements of the Russian war machine.” Kurt Campbell, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Iran and north korea It has also surged beyond its regional reach as a major military supplier for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, India and China continue to maintain their respective geopolitical tensions. New Delhi still emphasizes BRICS and multipolarity international system.
And who can forget China? One Belt One Road InitiativeThis gives Beijing access to some of the world’s best locations for rare earth mineral extraction. One of the main reasons why U.S. support for Taiwan is collectively justified in domestic political forums is Taiwan’s robust microchip manufacturing. According to International Military Communications and Electronics Association Evaluation“Semiconductors directly require silicon, iridium, boron and phosphorus. The rare earths involved are germanium and gallium. China accounts for 98% of global gallium raw material production and 67% of germanium raw material production.”
Increasing friction in great power competition means conflict in Washington: (1) Proxy war with Russia, World’s largest nuclear weapons state(2) Shadow war between Iran and the resistance axis. Global shipping has been negatively impacted. and (3) trade, and (3) the frosty conflict with China over the South China Sea and the status of Taiwan. These strategic issues ignore other issues in which the United States is directly involved, such as: Korean Peninsula standoff and northeastern Syria Kurdish nation-building project. However, all of the aforementioned ignore the following: US-Mexico border crisisNational security threats are increasingly, and arguably most directly, impacting the lives of average Americans.
Are the hypothetical 2025 geopolitical situation and our strategic analysis of the world intertwined? Not necessarily. Is it thematically consistent? entirely. In our global geopolitical reality, it is instructive to conclude that America’s enemies, many non-aligned countries, and perhaps some partners are fed up with the U.S.-led world order, while the most hostile countries are actively seeking to end it. It’s reasonable. The question is: what will replace America’s system of governance? Is it Chinese dominance, multipolarity, or something else? We must accept that, at least for now, America’s enemies are cooperating at a level not seen since before the war. Small-medium division.
A second consistent theme throughout the game occurs at the operational level of war, where reliance on military and civilian technology is identified as a vulnerable Achilles’ heel. Near the end of the game, the terrorist creates a trap for the hero protagonist through his capture. He is interrogated and successfully utilizes internal agents to rescue himself and hijack the USS barack obama. through macguffin technologyHe can hack all US military drones and missiles and launch them towards Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles. Of course, the plot is a fantasy written by developers who want to place players in familiar locations like downtown LA. But the average American Call of Duty player and non-player should know this: Cyber warfare is a viable option State or non-state actors to achieve goals. But the question is: who is the goal and for what purpose?
The scary reality is that cyberattacks are often not caused by one actor (or multiple actors in a centralized or decentralized operation). black ops 2 The hackers were clearly terrorists eager for World War III between the West and the rest of the world. However, if a major cyberattack were to occur in real life, we may never know the motivation or actors. This could lead to a bigger crisis and even war with established hostile forces. lesson black ops 2 It is thematically argued that there is no invincible solution to cyber vulnerabilities. Moreover, how the rapid pace of escalation between two previously endangered powers could escalate into war. There are even unplayable scenes. The Chinese president got angry at the U.S. president. Because American drones and missiles “attack” China as they approach.
The third thematic consistency of the game is that information warfare is only as powerful as the larger-than-life weapons the player can control. According to ForbesThis means that the average person is exposed to 6,000 to 10,000 ads per day. This amounts to 2 million units per year. Advertising is effective when: targeting our subconscious. social media algorithms Please operate to keep scrolling. Almost everyone in our society, across the political spectrum, agrees with these ideas.
So how do we consider supporting and even supporting nihilistic mass murdering terrorists? in black ops 2Terrorists find success using propaganda to target people disaffected by the political, military, and economic effects of the Cold War across NATO, SDC, and non-aligned countries. His recruitment mechanism through social media platforms may be derided by some, and it is fair to criticize it as unwarranted. But the cruel reality is that we are all targets of information for a variety of purposes, nefarious or not. It may seem foolish to watch fictional advertisements to participate in evil, butCody Dai“inside black ops 2Games remind us of the luxury and freedom of being able to study real history and analyze how the public behaved. fell into radicalism Such as the Nazi and Bolshevik movements.
The player’s decisions throughout the game affect the plot. Preventing or enabling the Second Cold War to escalate into Armageddon. Likewise, Americans who use pens rather than weapons will decide in November. Voters must consider the consequences of U.S. foreign policy intervention as greater power competition, technological advancements, and information warfare increase. The 47th President of the United States will certainly face many difficulties in the future. But in the meantime, we will have to get back into the game, reflect and discuss the geopolitical realities of 2025 that we do not want.
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