There are only three spheres of influence, all ruled from the north. The western

There are only three spheres of influence, all ruled from the north. The western, the orthodox, and the Chinese.

A strong south-facing Russia is a good thing for everyone. It gives Russians something useful to domesticate while domesticating themselves.

In a perfect world, the anglos phere, the eurosphere, the russosphere, the hindusphere, and the sinosphere contain islam and simply let africa continue to evolve.