Born in 1924 in the state of Georgia, James Earl Carter Jr. was a farmer when he ventured to become a Democratic activist. Jimmy is his common name from his childhood and is still used until his adulthood. In 1970, he would become the governor of his home state. In 1974, he was elected as the Speaker of the House, as he was the moderate nominee for uniting the Republicans into the Democrat fold. Then, with slight conflicts occurred during 1975, Carter sprouted as the 39th President of the United States, replacing Kissinger when he was impeached. He ran as President again for the 1976 Election, and he won.
In his inauguration, he immediately noticed his narrow passing as POTUS. Everywhere South and West were Conservative, that means foes on all sides. His strong base in New England and Mid-West was not securing him either, and he barely succeeded the presidency. Carter, in 1977, needs a strong blow to fight against the opposition. He then noticed one in the doctrine that existed the United States for centuries, the Monroe Doctrine. Jimmy Carter recognized that the United States’ control in both ends of America weakening. Shafer’s America hated the juntas which dominated South Africa, and it was Kissinger’s doing. So, much of the continent, both North and South, are going against the United States’ will. President Carter must invent a new plan.
At first, he looked back to his current predecessor, Former President Kennedy, which had done provocative yet popular policies on his administration. His abandonment on Europe, while securing Japan and Indonesia, was proven successful only after his presidency. But, he mostly silenced the critics with his domestic masterpiece, the health care system or Kennedycare. He also reformed his party, wiping all remnants of the KKK and put more of a liberal, and left-wing politicians. Carter was one of them, the left-wing politicians, but he opted not to show it until later amid his last term.
He noticed that Kennedy injured relations with Central American nations, all of which was already socialist from the core. Nixon just worsened things, and the 1972-1976 fiasco ruined any progress the United States had made for the last century. Therefore, he reminded himself that we must not be isolated on our continent. The next problem he caught up with, was America’s dependency on oil. Oil consumption grew over the years, it was mainly caused by civilian use. However, some portion of it was wasted by America’s unnecessary military campaigns, much of it ended up in a stalemate, like in Nicaragua. Furthermore, America’s abundance of oil came from Iran, which was not enough.
President Carter, during his 100-day of the presidency, finally published what to do publicly. In a national TV broadcast, he revealed about a new doctrine, the Carter Doctrine. This doctrine was purposely planned not to just dominate America, but the world. With Carter’s plan, the United States would influence the world with minimum cost. Here is how.
One, the United States must secure a network of allies across the world, to contain what was America’s number one and two enemies, China and the Soviet Union. He thought the Soviet Union was dangerous because of what they are capable of in influencing towards Africa. China is watched because of how they managed to turn India into an ally. With two populous nations joined as one, America could not beat their manpower even though they fight with sticks and stones.
As for the case in France, the third superpower, the United States will hatch a plan of dismembering the republic. The task was not hard, as Germany had already planned it years before, and was entering a stage that the plan was maturing itself. Germany planned to infiltrate the French Communist Party, to resurge the National Front, a right-wing political movement. However, he wanted this front to endorse a monarchy for France, which the Council thought the Orleans Branch could be the perfect option. As for France’s African possessions, it must split apart, broken into as many pieces as possible.
The destruction of France can also mean the destruction of UASR, which was too powerful to let it be. As the controller of the Suez, and held a good portion of Middle East’s oil reserves, UASR was already becoming a secondary power even a day after establishment. And also, the CIA reported that the Soviet Union also has similar plans as the Unites States’, convenient as so to speak. In this partition plan, Morocco and Algeria were in America’s watch list, as they could be an alternative source of oil. Then, the Americans wanted West Africa to be chaotic as possible that no possible Union of West Africa, or worst, a communist union, could be achieved in that region.
After that, America’s network would assist America in asserting her influence. Japan would help America in protecting Korea, nearest to China, and will blockade China’s vessels from Bohai Bay to the Philippines. Further South, Indonesia would take care of that, even also closing India with Indonesia’s reach to Madagascar. In South America, Brazil is chosen to be America’s network, as the nation is huge and border nearly all of the South American nations.
In North America, the United States will support Kennedy’s and Nixon’s blatant admittance into statehood on every Central American nation that is viable. However, the population must be considered. Too much of them and the US would be too diverse to have a government. Costa Rica would be watched by Carter, as it borders Nicaragua, the States’ small enemy in the backyard. And then, America would attempt on persuading all British-clings in America, like Guyana, East Caribbean, Trinidad, Jamaica and Canada, to try to persuade them under the American sphere. Canada was the top priority, as Carter wanted to make his childhood dream, the North American Union. Because of that, Britain would be pushed into a nationalistic state, closing their similarities with South Africa.
Domestically, Carter would plan on the immediate reform of the nation, especially of converting their conventional energy, into a more alternative approach. Wind, solar, and nuclear, would be trendier in Carter’s rule, giving every farm subsidy if they install a wind or solar farm. More subsidies also are given to investors if they built buildings with sustainable green energy. This was a part of the Green Revolution, Carter Doctrine’s subparts. It was under the notion that the States’ had a deficit on oil, and needed for other energies. He spoke that while cars are obliged to use petrol, maybe power grids would have to.
Also, Carter was not a warmonger and wanted a peaceful reign in his administration. No campaigns for American soldiers to do. But, to appease the established Industrial Military Complex, Carter created some sort of ‘condottiere’ programs, offering the nation’s army, navy, and air force to multiple allied bases for security and protection. Therefore, while the businessmen may continue the war abroad, it was not brought to the States.
As a result, Indonesia was given help to secure Madagascar, and all the Indian Ocean, with a promise of money, concessions, and corporations. Carter’s offer was not ridiculous either, that even Subandrio agreed on it. therefore, what was a crucial problem was now solved with Carter, and Nasution was cornered.
================================
ITTL Carter is different than OTL Carter. ITTL, Carter is strong and willing as a President and will do as much as he takes to secure him as the best president he can offer to the States. However, he was also philanthropist, liberal, and later socialist. He is as idealistic and liberal as Shafer, but not in the context of too much that he could be assassinated. As the title has spoken, Carter would be the forerunner of America's New Age, and maybe shifting towards a new better one.
As politics are as fluid as water, there is no guarantee that all of the Carter Doctrine would be the same at the end. The would-be changing and shifts will happen. But, the line of the Doctrine is clear enough, that America will use fewer resources for world influence, as also fewer coups, or messing with other nations.
The next chapter would be about Australia and Papua, another debate for the 1978 Election.
)