Foundation of American dominance

The influence that the United States projects on the world affairs is not so much related to its military power or democratic system. It has to do with geopolitics and geoeconomics. North America connects two major economic regions - Europe and Asia. This is the foundation of U.S. economy, which accounts for about 25% of the total world economy. In order to defend the geopolitical interests, the U.S. has deployed its naval fleets in all oceans of the world, and thereby controls all the oceans. This gives th