What is Pax Americana?Pax is the Latin word for 'peace' denoting a state of harmony, tranquility, or the absence of hostility. In historical and political contexts, it refers to a lasting, often enforced, period of stability within a large area or empire under a dominant power.
PAX ROMANA ('ROMAN PEACE'), 27 BC-180 AD
This was the period of international peace where the world was subservient to the dominance of the Roman Empire.
Definition: A roughly 200-year period of relative stability in the Mediterranean world initiated by Augustus, following the transition from Republic to Empire.
Characteristics: Built on the overwhelming military power of the legions (gladii), it was enforced through direct territorial occupation and Roman law.
Dark Side: Involved the brutal crushing of enemies, high taxes, and the assimilation of local identities into the Roman state.
PAX BRITANNICA ('BRITISH PEACE'), 1815-1914
This was the period of international peace where the world was subservient to the dominance of the British Empire.
Definition: The period of British dominance between the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and World War I (1914), sometimes extended to 1956.
Characteristics: Modeled on Pax Romana, this era was defined by the Royal Navy's control of the seas, free trade, and the expansion of the British Empire.
Dark Side: It was an imperial project that facilitated colonial exploitation, often justified by a "civilizing" mission.
PAX AMERICANA ('AMERICAN PEACE'), 1945-PRESENT
This is the current period of international peace where the world is subservient to America USA.
Definition: The period of US hegemony following World War II (1945), characterized by global relative stability overseen by the US.
Characteristics: Maintained through alliances (NATO), international institutions (UN, IMF), economic superiority, and technological/military superiority.
Dark Side: Described by some as more subtle than Rome's, yet it involves surveillance and, at times, unilateral intervention. It is currently seen as increasingly unstable.
PAX JUDAICA ('JEWISH PEACE')
This is a hypothetical period of future international peace based on submission to Israeli/Jewish dominance over international affairs.
Definition: A concept, often discussed within Islamic eschatological studies or as a theoretical future, referring to an Israeli-led world order, often labeled the "Zionist World Order".
Characteristics: Proposed as a successor to Pax Americana, it is conceptualized as a shift from direct military occupation to control via proxy power, AI, and intelligence-driven surveillance.
Context: It is often portrayed as a dystopian or, conversely, a prophetic, centralized rule emanating from Jerusalem.
Who is Jiang Xueqin?Jiang Xueqin (born 1976) is a Chinese-Canadian educator, writer, historian, and geopolitical theorist based in Beijing, China. He is known for his contributions to education reform in China. In particular promoting creativity, critical thinking, and global citizenship, as well as for his YouTube channel Predictive History, where he applies structural historical analysis, game theory, and concepts inspired by Isaac Asimov's fictional psychohistory to interpret and forecast major geopolitical developments.
Who are Redacted?Redacted, with Natali and Clayton Morris, is a concerted effort to save the truth, preserve information, and fight propaganda.
Clayton Morris is a former Fox News anchor. Natali Morris is a former anchor and reporter for MSNBC, CNBC and CBS News. On Redacted, the married couple (not brother and sister!) and former mainstream news professionals take an in-depth look at the news the mainstream media largely ignores.
What is Zionism?Zionism is a political movement that supports the self-determination and homeland for Jewish people in Israel. Zionists advocate for the existence and continuation of Israel, but is used by Israel's settler movement to justify expansion and occupation into internationally recognized Palestinian lands.
The 'Greater Israel' project is a frequently contentious, right-wing Zionist project linked to settlement expansion and greater land annexation concepts for a Jewish state. The project may include the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea (including the West Bank and Gaza) to biblical, larger borders stretching from the River Nile to the Euphrates.
Jewish, Christian and Muslim Zionists are those Jews, Christians and Muslims who support Israel in its objectives in the 'Greater Israel' project.
Where is Israel?Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East. Located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.
What is Roman?In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization. From the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire. The civilization began as an Italic settlement in the Italian peninsula, dating from the 8th century BC, that grew into the city of Rome and which subsequently gave its name to the empire over which it ruled and to the widespread civilisation the empire developed. The Roman empire expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world, though still ruled from the city, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population) and covering 5.0 million square kilometres at its height in AD 117.
What is USA?The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America. It is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), the United States is the world's third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe's 3.9 million square miles (10.1 million km2). With a population of over 327 million people, the US is the third most populous country.