{"id":770,"date":"2024-11-25T17:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=770"},"modified":"2024-11-25T17:59:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:59:56","slug":"nato-admiral-urges-western-businesses-to-prepare-for-wartime-scenario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=770","title":{"rendered":"NATO admiral urges Western businesses to prepare for \u2018wartime scenario\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Western economies have grown too dependent on Russia and China, and could be blackmailed in the event of war, Rob Bauer claims<\/strong><\/p>\n

Businesses in NATO countries should prepare themselves for a \u201cwartime scenario\u201d<\/em> and adjust their production lines and supply chains to be less vulnerable to blackmail by nations such as Russia and China, the outgoing chief of the US-led bloc\u2019s military committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a European Policy Center think-tank event in Brussels, he urged Western industries and businesses to implement deterrence measures.<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u201cIf we can make sure that all crucial services and goods can be delivered no matter what, then that is a key part of our deterrence,\u201d<\/em> Bauer argued.<\/p>\n

\u201cBusinesses need to be prepared for a wartime scenario and adjust their production and distribution lines accordingly. Because while it may be the military who wins battles, it\u2019s the economies that win wars,\u201d<\/em> the NATO official said. He mentioned China and Russia in the context of how he believes wars are waged in the economic sphere.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought we had a deal with Gazprom, but we actually had a deal with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,\u201d<\/em> he stated, apparently referring to the drop in Russian gas supplies to the EU, which took place after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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At the time, the EU declared that ending its reliance on Russian energy was a key priority, and many members voluntarily halted their imports, while supplies also plunged due to the sabotage of Russia\u2019s Nord Stream pipelines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh blamed the sabotage on the CIA, alleging that the agency had carried out the attack under the direct orders of the White House \u2013 an allegation it has denied.<\/p>\n

Bauer then extended his warning to China, claiming that Beijing could use its exports to NATO states and the infrastructure that it owns in Europe as leverage in the event of a conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are naive if we think the [Chinese] Communist Party will never use that power. Business leaders in Europe and America need to realize that the commercial decisions they make have strategic consequences for the security of their nation,\u201d<\/em> the official claimed.<\/p>\n

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It is unclear what \u201cwartime\u201d<\/em> Bauer is predicting in his statements.<\/p>\n

NATO has long declared Russia to be a direct threat, and Western officials have repeatedly claimed that if Moscow is allowed to win the conflict in Ukraine, it could then attack other European countries. Russia has dismissed these claims as nonsense. Restrictions that Moscow introduced in trade with the West have largely come in response to unprecedented economic sanctions placed on the country in connection with the Ukraine conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Beijing has also faced its share of trade barriers and restrictions introduced by Western states, and introduced similar measures in response. According to most experts, including many in the West, the sanctions policy has backfired on Western economies, leading to supply shortages and inflation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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