張立: 動盪的迹象

索馬里海盜公海劫船、印度孟買恐怖分子市中心開火、泰國反對派佔據機場……,這三件不相聯的事件,構成一幅圖畫—世界似乎進入動盪期,各種力量都趁亂而有所動作。這可能不是偶然事件,反映了一種趨勢。而大背景,是金融海嘯下全球經濟動盪,大家在救火,各國政府自掃門前雪,於是「趁火打劫」的人出來了。

收入少,失業率高,影響消費,是牽一髮動全身,這是經濟領域。擴而大之,經濟有事,亦會波及政治,波及軍事,在大的結構上,也是牽一髮動全身。一處火失,就可能會波及全面。

第一次及第二次世界大戰,歸根到底,也是因為經濟發展不平衡,利益爭奪而誘發的。日本人打中國,無非是為掠奪土地及資源,列強瓜分中國,也是同樣原因,分贓不勻,自己也打起來,如日俄戰爭。

動盪的迹象還表現在俄國打格魯吉亞後,現在俄國彼德大帝號艦隊遠征拉美,與美國宿敵委內瑞拉共同演習;印度與巴基斯坦緊張關係升級,印度把孟買恐怖襲擊,歸結於巴基斯坦,事件在急速升溫中;這又涉及中國的態度,特別是中印最近因藏南領土糾紛升溫。中巴、中印關係被牽動。而泰國的局勢,表面上是黃衫軍在鬧,背後有軍隊的影子,否則,無可能容許佔領機場。泰國又一次軍管的可能增加。而緬甸軍政府總參謀長到了北京與中國軍方會談,相信與印巴、中印、泰國的動態有關,各方勢力都在調兵遣將,防患未然。

會如何發展?不知道。只提醒香港的朋友,在觀察金融海嘯時,除了看經濟,還要多留心政治、軍事、外交、治安的動態,一眼關七。而近期動盪迹象已現。

2008年12月1日 信報財經新聞

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