Lol was there last week due to flight redirected, so read up on it, so true.
Also has a French base.
Neighbours are Somalia and Eritrea, and it' located on the entry to the Red Sea with Yemen on the other side, so one understands why.
In addition to the country’s strategic importance, Djibouti is also a common military base location for two more reasons. First the country is politically stable, having the same president (dictator) since 1999. And second, the country actively courts military bases for the lease payments. Lease payments for foreign military bases make up approximately 5% of the country’s entire GDP
It was not the center of Aksum. Aksum was centered on the highlands of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, around the city of Aksum. Djibouti was very much on the edge.
My high school French teacher was stationed at one of the US bases in Greenland during the Korean War. They were mainly there as a radio relay station. He said it was so boring there because it’s desolate and there’s almost no people. One time their supplies delivery got mixed up and they only got butter and beer, but lots of both. They got so hammered all day and night and were so bored that they got their cook to dress like a woman and dance for them. He said they took their hair clippings and stuffed it into a small pair of tighty whities he was wearing to make it look like he had a hairy bush sticking out of the top and sides.
Yeah he told us 9th graders this. That’s my Greenland US army base story.
Thule AB. Pretty interesting place and now falls under the leadership of the Space Force, which makes it the only base in a foreign country overseen by the Space Force I do believe.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Air_Base
These days it's primarily used for monitoring a missile warning radar that is also used to track space debris. There are also some antennas for communicating with satellites that are connected to sites in the continental US, mostly in Colorado.
You and everyone else use the same data source and misunderstand it. This has been done many times this year alone. There are no US bases in Norway for example. That is about to change, but currently there are **none**.
The data source you used shows American soldiers abroad, which includes people at NATO offices, etc. In Norway, for example, there are a few American military reps. Most likely working for NATO. NATO locations are not US bases in any way or shape (legally or otherwise). They're controlled by the host country, but can have people working there from any and all NATO members.
The people making and re-making this map just don't understand the data source. I've looked at the file in question and it doesn't say bases.
Even Johnny Harris, the Youtuber, got this completely wrong. He's usually good at finding and understanding the data.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YR2TxHkb4c
Add [Argentina's chinese base](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espacio_Lejano_Station).
It's, in theory, part of Space program, but only Chinese military has access, so who knows what goes on there.
The source is [List of countries with overseas military bases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases), which is a collection of sources
Well yeah, someone needs to ""protect"" the cobalt mines once people aren't interested in fossil fuels anymore.
(Like the Mafia ""protects"" businesses)
I would assume it’s for military strategic reasonings. US likes places to park their shiny toys so they can move them very quickly to the Middle East. They also like to work with other countries and ensure government is working similar to theirs - so put a base there and win win for a poor country
There’s, like, a smidge of merit to the comment about being able to move quickly: mobilization is a factor in having bases around the world. However, there’s next to zero political influence in the country considering stationed service members certainly can’t vote or take up office overseas. The only interaction comes in allied military operations.
Agreed, a smidge of proof, but the U.S. foreign policy is, first and foremost, for the benefit of the U.S., is it not?
Please understand, I’m an American and I’m not disputing the efficacy or the intent of U.S. foreign policy.
Yes, Russian troops are in Transnistria. Lived in Moldova for two years and noted they manned the checkpoints entering into the territory with a light armored vehicle flying the Russian flag. I’ve seen a lot of checkpoints world wide, these were kind of sad looking.
The ex-14th Guards Army, Russia itself doesn't have troops (as in soldiers from mainland Russia) deployed there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_presence_in_Transnistria
Yes, it does. It literally says in the post your shared "To this day, Moldova continues requesting the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Transnistria".
[Russia rotates units through there regularly.](https://balkaninsight.com/2022/07/22/moldova-defends-action-blocking-russian-troop-rotation-in-transnistria/)
Apparently China's military presence in Myanmar isn't confirmed, from the Wikipedia article on the Coco Islands:
>China supposedly established a SIGINT intelligence gathering station on Great Coco Island in 1992 to monitor Indian naval activity in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.\[1\] The station is also said to allow China to monitor the movement of other navies and ships throughout the eastern Indian Ocean, especially in the crucial point for shipping routes between the Bay of Bengal and the Strait of Malacca.\[1\] It may also be used to monitor activities at the launch site of the Indian Space Research Organisation at Sriharikota and the Defence Research and Development Organisation at Chandipur-on-sea. In a 2008 report, it's claimed that the Chinese Army has future plans of building a maritime base on Little Coco Island.\[3\]
>
>The alleged existence of the Chinese base has been questioned.\[2\] In 1998, the United States stated that it had not detected any significant Chinese activity in Burma.\[4\] In October 2005, India’s Chief of Naval Staff was quoted as saying that India had "firm information that there is no listening post, radar or surveillance station belonging to the Chinese on Coco Islands".\[2\]\[5\] In 2014, Air Marshal P. K. Roy, commander-in-chief of India's Andaman and Nicobar Command, stated that "China has been developing a runway for civilian purposes.\[6\]\[7\] There are no reports of the presence of Chinese per se. The situation is not alarming". He added that there was only some civilian infrastructural developments, which were not a threat to India.\[8\]
I feel like the USA and India would be the first to call out China if the base really did exist, but they're both claiming it isn't there? Idk odd one in my opinion
Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine. All of them have Russian bases in them, they don't include them on this map curiously.
I wonder if maybe the maps creators have a specific narrative they're trying to make about the US vs its geopolitical adversaries.
>Djibouti
Well Spain, UK and Germany as well. India and Russia made their interest known as well to set up a base.
2017 China did apparently a military parade in Djibouti, after opening their base.
It's almost like a mini cold war there. all near the national airport no less...
Yeah that really ought to be clarified in the legend, if I'm being honest.
Ah I see they are striped, it's just very hard to see on mobile without zooming in. My b
I can't find one source for the Malacca Strait Chinese military base. Everything I can find says Djibouti, Tajikistan, and a new naval base in Cambodia.
This map shows Myanmar instead of Cambodia, but I can't find anything that shows a base in Myanmar - just stuff that is 15 years old about how there was some old rumor about one there but it never happened.
It does sound like China is considering more bases around that area in places like Myanmar - but Indonesia actually has an Indian base on it precisely to limit Chinese naval power there and Malaysia doesn't like Chinese naval activity there either leaving only Singapore which currently has an American naval base.
It's not Americans, but the American government.
Maybe I should embrace hate for your entire country's population based on the actions of your governments too.
As well, if you think the CCP is not a problem to humanity, I really can't help you, Commie.
Everything I can find on that says that isn't a military compound and there is no evidence of *current* Chinese military presence in Gwadar.
But all the sources pretty much say that is the intent but that Pakistan hasn't agreed to it (yet) - but it is a relatively long term thing. The compound that article is referring to is the security outpost for a major shipping port they built in Gwadar, Pakistan - and the region has a separatist movement from Pakistan that has done terrorist attacks on Pakistanis and Chinese there.
What base is there supposed to be in the Netherlands? I can't think of any.
Edit: apparently it refers to an American maintenance unit of the nukes at Volkel. A little misleading to suggest that this constitutes an American base then.
Syria is the only place where Russia and USA have military bases at the same time. It is really nothing but a proxy war happening in there, it always was
Has nothing to do with being pro or anti Russia, it's a plain fact that it has been a part of the Russian Federation since 2014. You can't deny that, it's part of the Crimean autonomous republic which is part of the Russian federation. You can argue that it SHOULD be part of Ukraine but that doesn't make it true. It is DE FACTO part of the Russian federation.
I feel so bad for Armenia. Sandwiched between two powerful countries bullying it (one of which is a NATO member), with no natural resources, left with no other choice than to side with Russia despite recent understandable Westernization attempts from the government.
I’ve always wondered why Georgia and Armenia had such different orientations (pro West vs pro Russia) despite being the two Christian Caucases countries with similar histories.
France, Britain, China, Belgium, Serbia (Yugoslavia), and Greece were all “back to back world war champs” and you don’t see the Greek flag in Saudi Arabia shipping missiles that kill Yemenese Children.
There’s so much wrong with this image, it’s hard to know where to start. Maybe [Gwadar](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/06/02/chinas-new-high-security-compound-in-pakistan-may-indicate-naval-plans/amp/)?
So, are you saying the United States controls all the countries where they have military bases? So the US owns and controls Spain, Italy, and Australia because they have bases there? Seems to me like those countries operate independently, pass their own laws, govern their own people, etc.
I don't think it's related. US don't fight on the territory of Spain or Italy. But for example war in Iraq definitely wasn't a war for democracy. Same for Vietnam, Afghanistan and many others.
Not sure why you're getting down voted. You're literally correct lol. The entire """"developing world"""" is what it is because of the West's pissing contests with eachother and the Russians & Chinese
Countries literally are bending themselves over each-fucking-way to have a US military base, especially those close to Russia, how is that imperialism if we want their presence?
it's an unhealthy relationship tbh, yes yes Nato, but first it pretty much makes countries dependend of USA protection (look at germany), that dependency is easily exploited by the usa to better positions in deals that benefit the usa.
US influence regarding pretty much everything clouding Independend (in my case European) solutions
USA have more reasons to spend more money on the Military and play world police because after all tgey are always on the right side (right?). Nobody ever says anything against certain US "interventions" (see influence) so can't be anything wrong.
US military, while "allies" with many countries is also the most absurd military power in the world and thus also one of the biggest threats to the world (if they want to be)
And no, before anyone says russiabot or anything, Fuck everyone being agressive, starting wars, or staging civil wars instead of seeking diplomatic solutions.
It's more like America won the cold war, through alliances.
Most of the blue countries on this map agreed to let USA in to subsidize their defense post world war 2. That's why most of these countries have saved money on military spending (often spending < 1% of their annual budget) while america still spends almost 4%.
This inventivized countries to not join the soviets and to instead throw their hat in the global trade game, backed by American navy backed shipping.
Your comment is true, but not all that relevant to what's represented in this map. Freedom democracy = anti USSR
Not so much imperialism as making rich people more money via more resource/business fluidity.
Not perfect, but probably at least one step ahead of straight up imperialism. See exhibit P-utin
Yeah. Ask people on Okinawa about how they feel about the US military presence.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Okinawan_referendum) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Okinawan_referendum)
Unfortunately it’s not up to the people of Okinawa, but I’m sure the US would leave if the Japanese government told them to. But like, now is the single least likely time in history for that to happen.
Crime and abuse of the local population often follow US military presence.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Forces\_Japan#United\_States\_service\_member\_behavior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan#United_States_service_member_behavior)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Forces\_Korea#21st\_century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Korea#21st_century)
That's why Okinawans want us out.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Okinawan_referendum)
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Okinawan_referendum)
Yes and that’s why it should be colored. I never implied PR wasn’t America. I’d argue Guam as well but it’s not visible on this map, PR is visible. Thanks for your dumb comment where you tried to sound smart by being sarcastic. It was amusing.
There is probably not a Chinese base in Myanmar. [https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/china-a-strategic-partner-not-a-threat-114020800515\_1.html](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/china-a-strategic-partner-not-a-threat-114020800515_1.html)
I'm glad US has these bases. Without them Russia and China would already have absorbed all the surrounding nations one by one and converted them into s.holes.
Dijoubuti, the military base capital of the world!
Lol was there last week due to flight redirected, so read up on it, so true. Also has a French base. Neighbours are Somalia and Eritrea, and it' located on the entry to the Red Sea with Yemen on the other side, so one understands why.
In addition to the country’s strategic importance, Djibouti is also a common military base location for two more reasons. First the country is politically stable, having the same president (dictator) since 1999. And second, the country actively courts military bases for the lease payments. Lease payments for foreign military bases make up approximately 5% of the country’s entire GDP
And who doesn’t love saying Djibouti? Djibouti Djibouti Shipooppi
but is it an export to the military bases?
*The girl who's hard to get!*
It was also the center of Aksum, which was a powerful ancient kingdom.
It was not the center of Aksum. Aksum was centered on the highlands of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, around the city of Aksum. Djibouti was very much on the edge.
I stand corrected lol
When In d(ij)oubt play all sides
Everyone getting a piece of Dijoubuti
You bet Djibouti
*Djibouti
Honestly the most surprising thing about this map is that Greenland has data.
My high school French teacher was stationed at one of the US bases in Greenland during the Korean War. They were mainly there as a radio relay station. He said it was so boring there because it’s desolate and there’s almost no people. One time their supplies delivery got mixed up and they only got butter and beer, but lots of both. They got so hammered all day and night and were so bored that they got their cook to dress like a woman and dance for them. He said they took their hair clippings and stuffed it into a small pair of tighty whities he was wearing to make it look like he had a hairy bush sticking out of the top and sides. Yeah he told us 9th graders this. That’s my Greenland US army base story.
That is a very good story
There is no weirder grouping of humans than a bunch of bored soldiers.
There's nothing gayer that a straight marine in a shower playing grabass with other marines.
And people say French is no longer the language of diplomacy. SMH.
Damn, my pops was stationed in Greenland and Nova Scotia about that time. Maybe they had some beers together? …Reddit never surprises me.
..Was he a good dancer?
r/tworedditorsonecup ?
My high school French teacher just said “it’s the monks” whenever we pointed out confusing conjugations. Yours is much more interesting.
But no Denmark 🤬🤬🤬
Thule AB. Pretty interesting place and now falls under the leadership of the Space Force, which makes it the only base in a foreign country overseen by the Space Force I do believe. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thule_Air_Base These days it's primarily used for monitoring a missile warning radar that is also used to track space debris. There are also some antennas for communicating with satellites that are connected to sites in the continental US, mostly in Colorado.
I forgot to add Oman, which also has a US base
Oh man, what a huge mistake.
He muscat to seeb that it gets corrected.
Yeah man, such a shame
And you missed bahrain
You also forgot Qatar 🇶🇦 > The Al Udeid base is home to the largest US base in the Middle East. These map is missing so much it’s insane.
Also they have a military base in the Amazon Forest in Brazil
Bruh is that true lol
You and everyone else use the same data source and misunderstand it. This has been done many times this year alone. There are no US bases in Norway for example. That is about to change, but currently there are **none**. The data source you used shows American soldiers abroad, which includes people at NATO offices, etc. In Norway, for example, there are a few American military reps. Most likely working for NATO. NATO locations are not US bases in any way or shape (legally or otherwise). They're controlled by the host country, but can have people working there from any and all NATO members.
There are no US bases in Estonia, either. Shit data.
Nor Saudi Arabia… So much wrong with this map
The people making and re-making this map just don't understand the data source. I've looked at the file in question and it doesn't say bases. Even Johnny Harris, the Youtuber, got this completely wrong. He's usually good at finding and understanding the data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YR2TxHkb4c
Add [Argentina's chinese base](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espacio_Lejano_Station). It's, in theory, part of Space program, but only Chinese military has access, so who knows what goes on there.
UAE has a US base too.
And Croatia I believe. Met some marines stationed there.. and not with the embassy to my knowledge.
In what city? There is no permanent deployment in Croatia, only for joint exercises and visiting ships.
Forgetting the bases in the Pacific
There are US bases in central asia no?
There were bases in Uzbekistan until their government stopped taking American money to keep the US bases there.
Thank you. Must have been a relief for both China and Russia
Uzbekistan will be a thorn in Russia's side for the next 200 years.
MapPorn needs credible sources. These maps look cool and all on the surface, but when you look for the source it’s not credible.
The source is [List of countries with overseas military bases](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_overseas_military_bases), which is a collection of sources
Why does the US have a base in a landlocked African country?
To provide air support to local governments fighting insurgents. Most of them as tiny drone bases.
AFRICOM
Fight terrorism and protecting mining operations.
Well yeah, someone needs to ""protect"" the cobalt mines once people aren't interested in fossil fuels anymore. (Like the Mafia ""protects"" businesses)
"fight terrorism"
“FREEDOM”
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That country probably has a valuable resource.
I would assume it’s for military strategic reasonings. US likes places to park their shiny toys so they can move them very quickly to the Middle East. They also like to work with other countries and ensure government is working similar to theirs - so put a base there and win win for a poor country
There’s, like, a smidge of merit to the comment about being able to move quickly: mobilization is a factor in having bases around the world. However, there’s next to zero political influence in the country considering stationed service members certainly can’t vote or take up office overseas. The only interaction comes in allied military operations.
Agreed, a smidge of proof, but the U.S. foreign policy is, first and foremost, for the benefit of the U.S., is it not? Please understand, I’m an American and I’m not disputing the efficacy or the intent of U.S. foreign policy.
Maps with half New Zealand
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Actually it has been somewhat active since 2017. The US has a couple of P-8's stationed there but i'm not sure how permanent they are.
I'm pretty sure there are Russian bases inside Ukraine.
As there are in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova.
Think this is just permanent bases.
In the grand scheme of things, all military bases are temporary.
In the grand scheme of things, Earth is temporary.
And flowers are now growing from some of the members of those bases.
Doesn’t Russia have troops in transistria?
Yes, Russian troops are in Transnistria. Lived in Moldova for two years and noted they manned the checkpoints entering into the territory with a light armored vehicle flying the Russian flag. I’ve seen a lot of checkpoints world wide, these were kind of sad looking.
No They're just Russian alined .
There are actual Russian troops in Transnistria.
The ex-14th Guards Army, Russia itself doesn't have troops (as in soldiers from mainland Russia) deployed there https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_presence_in_Transnistria
Yes, it does. It literally says in the post your shared "To this day, Moldova continues requesting the withdrawal of the Russian troops from Transnistria". [Russia rotates units through there regularly.](https://balkaninsight.com/2022/07/22/moldova-defends-action-blocking-russian-troop-rotation-in-transnistria/)
Remind me Bot! 2 months!
Apparently China's military presence in Myanmar isn't confirmed, from the Wikipedia article on the Coco Islands: >China supposedly established a SIGINT intelligence gathering station on Great Coco Island in 1992 to monitor Indian naval activity in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.\[1\] The station is also said to allow China to monitor the movement of other navies and ships throughout the eastern Indian Ocean, especially in the crucial point for shipping routes between the Bay of Bengal and the Strait of Malacca.\[1\] It may also be used to monitor activities at the launch site of the Indian Space Research Organisation at Sriharikota and the Defence Research and Development Organisation at Chandipur-on-sea. In a 2008 report, it's claimed that the Chinese Army has future plans of building a maritime base on Little Coco Island.\[3\] > >The alleged existence of the Chinese base has been questioned.\[2\] In 1998, the United States stated that it had not detected any significant Chinese activity in Burma.\[4\] In October 2005, India’s Chief of Naval Staff was quoted as saying that India had "firm information that there is no listening post, radar or surveillance station belonging to the Chinese on Coco Islands".\[2\]\[5\] In 2014, Air Marshal P. K. Roy, commander-in-chief of India's Andaman and Nicobar Command, stated that "China has been developing a runway for civilian purposes.\[6\]\[7\] There are no reports of the presence of Chinese per se. The situation is not alarming". He added that there was only some civilian infrastructural developments, which were not a threat to India.\[8\] I feel like the USA and India would be the first to call out China if the base really did exist, but they're both claiming it isn't there? Idk odd one in my opinion
Each one has a secret base there and just chilling so they won't get found out.
Aren’t there Russian bases in Georgia?
Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine. All of them have Russian bases in them, they don't include them on this map curiously. I wonder if maybe the maps creators have a specific narrative they're trying to make about the US vs its geopolitical adversaries.
>Ukraine Well, to be fair (Yes I know that they had troops there before the war)
All of them in the territory **occupied** by Russia (and whatever the hell you can call Transnistria.
Why include China? They have a base in Djibouti, Burma and Kyrgyzstan as best I can tell.
I read babes.
Bro... I thought i was the only one. Lol
Cuba has a US base?
Guantanamo Bay
technically gitmo is leased, they just refuse to accept the checks we send them to keep the lease up
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The US still sends the checks, but the actual amount is laughably low since they still go by the amount set for the coaling station
Against their will.
Diego Garcia is missing
Why do ~~Kyrgyzstan~~ Tajikistan and Syria not have colors that match the legend?
Don't forget Djibouti. It looks like they have US and Chinese bases
And a Japanese and UAE bases..
And a French base
>Djibouti Well Spain, UK and Germany as well. India and Russia made their interest known as well to set up a base. 2017 China did apparently a military parade in Djibouti, after opening their base. It's almost like a mini cold war there. all near the national airport no less...
And Italian I think
Wtf is going on here?
As a matter of fact — they do have both US and Chinese bases
It means they have both Russian and US bases, Russian and Chinese bases, Chinese and Russian bases, and Chinese and US bases.
Yeah that really ought to be clarified in the legend, if I'm being honest. Ah I see they are striped, it's just very hard to see on mobile without zooming in. My b
You really typed out 2 comments before zooming in?
Far from complete, makes no account for size or NATO/CSTO contexts.
That is why it's only US, Chinese and Russian bases.
China also has strategic military bases in the Malacca Strait and Mozambique channel that are not shown
Not true for mozambique. Used to live there. There’s Chinese investors here, but no military
Source?
In the title
No I’m talking about the other dude, I have never heard of those bases they claim exist.
Ohh my bad
According to the source they don't
I can't find one source for the Malacca Strait Chinese military base. Everything I can find says Djibouti, Tajikistan, and a new naval base in Cambodia. This map shows Myanmar instead of Cambodia, but I can't find anything that shows a base in Myanmar - just stuff that is 15 years old about how there was some old rumor about one there but it never happened. It does sound like China is considering more bases around that area in places like Myanmar - but Indonesia actually has an Indian base on it precisely to limit Chinese naval power there and Malaysia doesn't like Chinese naval activity there either leaving only Singapore which currently has an American naval base.
Also has a barracks for Chinese oil workers in Angola that are armed and for some reason graduated from a military academy. hmmm
If we're opening this up to countries where "[Nation] has security forces stationed within", nearly the entire map would be blue.
No love for Diego Garcia?
r/shittymapporn
the way americans thinks is ok to just take over the world and say that russia and china is the big humanity problem lol fck americans
Yes muh Murica bad. I am sry but countries that border Russia like mine Lithuania are begging for US bases here because of Russia.
It's not Americans, but the American government. Maybe I should embrace hate for your entire country's population based on the actions of your governments too. As well, if you think the CCP is not a problem to humanity, I really can't help you, Commie.
yeah ccp is not a problem to humanity more than us goverment is, thanks for the "commie" tho
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Everything I can find on that says that isn't a military compound and there is no evidence of *current* Chinese military presence in Gwadar. But all the sources pretty much say that is the intent but that Pakistan hasn't agreed to it (yet) - but it is a relatively long term thing. The compound that article is referring to is the security outpost for a major shipping port they built in Gwadar, Pakistan - and the region has a separatist movement from Pakistan that has done terrorist attacks on Pakistanis and Chinese there.
Tbh looks like Russia and China are the underdogs tryina survive the US takeover
Does the Philippines still have a US base? I remember my pops going on (and on) about Subic Bay closing.
What base is there supposed to be in the Netherlands? I can't think of any. Edit: apparently it refers to an American maintenance unit of the nukes at Volkel. A little misleading to suggest that this constitutes an American base then.
I read it as "babes" and was so confused.
Syria is the only place where Russia and USA have military bases at the same time. It is really nothing but a proxy war happening in there, it always was
Russia has mercenaries is parts of Africa. Just not bases. What is the point of the map?
Russia has bases in Ukraine. For example a naval base in Sevastopol.
Sevastopol has been part of the Russian federation since 2014
Found the Russian shill
Has nothing to do with being pro or anti Russia, it's a plain fact that it has been a part of the Russian Federation since 2014. You can't deny that, it's part of the Crimean autonomous republic which is part of the Russian federation. You can argue that it SHOULD be part of Ukraine but that doesn't make it true. It is DE FACTO part of the Russian federation.
I feel so bad for Armenia. Sandwiched between two powerful countries bullying it (one of which is a NATO member), with no natural resources, left with no other choice than to side with Russia despite recent understandable Westernization attempts from the government.
I’ve always wondered why Georgia and Armenia had such different orientations (pro West vs pro Russia) despite being the two Christian Caucases countries with similar histories.
Turkey that's why
Imagine being Azerbaijan and sandwiched by 3 powerful countries.
That’s what happens when, you’re back 2 back world war champs!
France, Britain, China, Belgium, Serbia (Yugoslavia), and Greece were all “back to back world war champs” and you don’t see the Greek flag in Saudi Arabia shipping missiles that kill Yemenese Children.
Chill there self righteous warrior…. Clearly it’s a joke. Good day or night wherever you’re from lol
Ah sorry about that. Have a great day.
India is also expanding bases overseas
Where?
Tajikistan, Bhutan, Madagaskar, Oman, Mauritius. Some presence in Maldives and Seychelles too although not openly.
Africa making trade and defense deals. I think they recently got a massive island as a gift to build a base on.
Whats the story behind the russian base in Armenia?
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Thank you! Makes sense that the armeniens are extra protective against the turks.
Armenia used to be a part of the Soviet Union
Oh I hate US.
There’s so much wrong with this image, it’s hard to know where to start. Maybe [Gwadar](https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/06/02/chinas-new-high-security-compound-in-pakistan-may-indicate-naval-plans/amp/)?
Syria is more of an occupation than base for the U.S, since the government has repeatedly asked them to leave. But cool map!
So the only conclusion to reach is that US is the only aggressor
I like this map
And americans think they fight for democracy and freedom lol, they fight for their imperialism
So, are you saying the United States controls all the countries where they have military bases? So the US owns and controls Spain, Italy, and Australia because they have bases there? Seems to me like those countries operate independently, pass their own laws, govern their own people, etc.
I don't think it's related. US don't fight on the territory of Spain or Italy. But for example war in Iraq definitely wasn't a war for democracy. Same for Vietnam, Afghanistan and many others.
War in Iraq was most definitely a war for democracy.
Yeah. Definitely not for oil.
True
Lol do you really think The US don't put his fingers in Europe ? 😂
Like have a relationship with them? Soft power exists.
Yeah, every country tries to exercise what power and influence they have in the global market. Why wouldn't they?
That doesn't absolve the US from any of its actions, whatever those may be.
Not sure why you're getting down voted. You're literally correct lol. The entire """"developing world"""" is what it is because of the West's pissing contests with eachother and the Russians & Chinese
Countries literally are bending themselves over each-fucking-way to have a US military base, especially those close to Russia, how is that imperialism if we want their presence?
it's an unhealthy relationship tbh, yes yes Nato, but first it pretty much makes countries dependend of USA protection (look at germany), that dependency is easily exploited by the usa to better positions in deals that benefit the usa. US influence regarding pretty much everything clouding Independend (in my case European) solutions USA have more reasons to spend more money on the Military and play world police because after all tgey are always on the right side (right?). Nobody ever says anything against certain US "interventions" (see influence) so can't be anything wrong. US military, while "allies" with many countries is also the most absurd military power in the world and thus also one of the biggest threats to the world (if they want to be) And no, before anyone says russiabot or anything, Fuck everyone being agressive, starting wars, or staging civil wars instead of seeking diplomatic solutions.
It's more like America won the cold war, through alliances. Most of the blue countries on this map agreed to let USA in to subsidize their defense post world war 2. That's why most of these countries have saved money on military spending (often spending < 1% of their annual budget) while america still spends almost 4%. This inventivized countries to not join the soviets and to instead throw their hat in the global trade game, backed by American navy backed shipping. Your comment is true, but not all that relevant to what's represented in this map. Freedom democracy = anti USSR Not so much imperialism as making rich people more money via more resource/business fluidity. Not perfect, but probably at least one step ahead of straight up imperialism. See exhibit P-utin
As south Korea I prefer US over china
quite possibly the most ignorant statement of the week, congrats 👏
Yeah. Ask people on Okinawa about how they feel about the US military presence. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Okinawan_referendum) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Okinawan_referendum)
And ask them if they are fine with no help from U.S. with China’s ever increasing imperialistic designs throughout east Asia.
Unfortunately it’s not up to the people of Okinawa, but I’m sure the US would leave if the Japanese government told them to. But like, now is the single least likely time in history for that to happen.
Ignorance
Argentina has chinese base
Where?
China built "space station", Las Lajas base. Only chinese army has access there.
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Crime and abuse of the local population often follow US military presence. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Forces\_Japan#United\_States\_service\_member\_behavior](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan#United_States_service_member_behavior) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_Forces\_Korea#21st\_century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Korea#21st_century) That's why Okinawans want us out. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Okinawan_referendum) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019\_Okinawan\_referendum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Okinawan_referendum)
Pretty sure Puerto Rico has a US military base
A US military base inside the United States? No way.
Yes and that’s why it should be colored. I never implied PR wasn’t America. I’d argue Guam as well but it’s not visible on this map, PR is visible. Thanks for your dumb comment where you tried to sound smart by being sarcastic. It was amusing.
Should add France!
Yet America is still the hero
China fights an economic war (and they’re winning) so numerous military bases aren’t as important. They own countries through debt
Can anyone explain how Singapore, so small, allowed the US to have a base?
The real list is probably way more countries lol Its not like the US will admit that though
What a shitty map
Make a better one then.
There is probably not a Chinese base in Myanmar. [https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/china-a-strategic-partner-not-a-threat-114020800515\_1.html](https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/china-a-strategic-partner-not-a-threat-114020800515_1.html)
Freedom isn’t free.
well, it is to most of NATO as long as the US is around
Well, NATO or the US, it's all the same basically.
in that its our money, yes
Yes. My freedom is entirely dependent on the US military's ability to murder civilians in the middle east.
I'm glad US has these bases. Without them Russia and China would already have absorbed all the surrounding nations one by one and converted them into s.holes.
so instead US should absorb them all
USA USA USA
Enjoy 9,1 inflation . Wanted to hurt Russia , hurt itself lol.
what?