How did european exploration impact trade networks and power dynamics in the eastern hemisphere?

Several purposes shaped and determined the exploration and development of the transoceanic trade routes Europe undertook, as well as the mastery of new technology and the awareness of  new scientific discoveries.

In an effort to reach "The Indies" the clash of civilizations occurred, causing in most cases devastating consequences on the population of the Eastern Hemisphere, and the reorientation of the trade networks (disruption) aslant the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

tea which is where the whole thing about dumping it in the ocean came from

d.)   when the us left nato after the end of the cold war and they had to evolve to focus on more humanitarian measures with the smaller budget