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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When two big countries step back from leading, what do smaller countries actually gain, and what do they lose?”
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- marcello...
A Plausible Oncoming Financial Storm
So, the economic situation might end up pretty dire if the following is correct. I'm posting this line-of-thought in case someone wants to sanity check it.... - Editec...
Imagine fighting a war to liberate yourself from slavery only to find that you are expected to pay your former owners for your freedom Perhaps FRANCE needs to return all the REPARATIONS money Haiti had to pay them for over a Century.... - johnky...
I underestimated tariffs. Here is what I've learnt.
I used to quietly feel smug watching others underestimate the power of tariffs in the hands of the United States, especially in discussions about the balance of power between China and the U.S., only to realise I had been underestimating them myself. 1.... - johnky...
Russia providing Iran with nuclear weapons is not backfiring of US intervention in Iran
I see people ridiculing the US interventions using the claim that U.S. interventions backfired because Russia would provide Iran with nuclear weapons. This is false on two counts: 1.... - johnky...
Resolution or Revenge? Rethinking Sanctions in the Israel–Palestinian Conflict
One of the biggest problems with the way the Israel–Palestinian conflict is handled is the complete lack of coordination and structure. As it stands, there is no serious international framework in place to bring Israel to the negotiating table with a proposal it would actually... - johnky...
Hot take: Greenland's Masterstroke
Greenland agrees to voluntarily join the United States on the condition of immediate statehood. It then uses that leverage to push the US government towards more sane governance, including the impeachment of Donald Trump, the reinstatement and strengthening of institutional... The Open Question July 8: What changes a foe into a competitor, or even a friend?
Hey y'all, This week nations are bombing each other on one front, and playing each other in the World Cup on another. Has me contemplating this spectrum of enemy to ally, and where and how that's changed in my personal life.... 🧨 When Hamas demands weapons go to the PA instead of international control, is that negotiation—or just another way to keep the arsenal intact? https://www.undergroundusa.com/p/hudnas-taqiyya-and-the-roadblock #GazaRoadmap #HamasDisarmament #TrumpPeacePlan #PostWarGaza... - Terry387...
Mr Erdogan has a number of internal issues that he needs to address. The Turkish economy is not in good shape, with inflation, high prices, and a weak currency. I would imagine that the ordinary Turk would be very unhappy with the high cost of living.... - Cindy N...
What is Greenland's motivation for this proposal, in your opinion? Greenland has the right to vote for full independence from Denmark under the terms of the 2009 self-governance rule.... We Need World One Goverment
Argument: Currently, there are a host of problems, challenges, and opportunities that cannot be adequately addressed within national borders (COVID, pollution, global warming, piracy, tax havens, AI, etc). And this creates arms races and problem of the commons issues.... - Joanna...
Israel framing in VP debate
I was looking to see how Watlz framed the Isreal/Gaza war. And I felt heartened that he started by making a clear point that Israel experienced a massacre. Such a clear, strong statement like that was not something that I heard during the presidential debate.... - johnky...
🧨 We Need a Better Way to Talk About Landmines
Finland just pulled out of the global treaty banning landmines — and it’s stirred up a storm. Human rights groups like Amnesty International are calling it a dangerous step backwards. And I get it: landmines are horrifying.... I appreciate hearing this. I used to be super liberatarian-esque non-interventionism, but a few years ago I read "Prisoners of Geography", (highly recommend) written by a British veteran global journalist, and between the lines I kept being grateful that Team America really was... Seeing if i can trigger a hostility nudge... People are really stupid for not paying attention to the global impact of the Trump presidency. The people of Nepal are clearly hurting, and it's in part due to too much U.S. intervention.... I agree that I oversold my suggested alternative to optics. If we could all jump together to the kind of ~honesty and sincerity I'm wishing for, I think it would be great for us all, but given the adversarial nature of things we're in at the moment, how do we move towards... Thanks for sharing this; "China isn't as big of a challenger to the american hegemony as people think" has been my gut sense for a while but I'm so uninformed on the subject that I have high error bars....