Policymakers are increasingly framing global strategy as a three‑way partition—Western Oceania, Chinese Eastasia, Russian Eurasia—using historical and literary metaphors (e.g., Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty‑Four) to normalize permanent spheres of influence and to justify interventions and client‑state management. That rhetorical framing translates into actionable policy moves (recognitions, military posture, trade corridors) that seek to freeze regional orders rather than pursue multilateral integration.
— If adopted widely, this rhetorical frame can legitimize territorial realpolitik, normalize rewriting history to fit policy needs, and harden global polarization with lasting consequences for diplomacy and international law.
Steve Sailer
2026.01.04
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Steve Sailer cites a Trump statement on Venezuela and explicitly maps administration rhetoric onto Orwell’s Oceania/Eastasia/Eurasia tri‑partition, showing a concrete instance of the frame entering public policy language.
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