GEOPOLITICS (educational purposes only)

silvermouse

The Great Unraveling Has Begun
By Oona A. Hathaway

Professor Hathaway teaches law and political science at Yale and is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the president-elect of the American Society of International Law.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/opinion/peace-conflict-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C1A._1u2.r6DPQ57rTJQ8&smid=url-share&utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WBURToday_Editorial_010826&utm_term=The+New+York+Times&utm_id=172459&sfmc_id=26281597

memento_mori

@silvermouse interesting article. Aside from Democrats (and Republicans), not too long ago, demanding Maduro be removed from power. The common denominator of this article and those similar, the most powerful governments of the most powerful countries WILL find ways to absorb those that aren’t. It’s the people, those that have no say, are the recipients of the pain and suffering imposed upon them by their governments.

silvermouse

And the people foot the bill. Defense stocks jumped higher though.

"After the long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars," he wrote in a TruthSocial post late Wednesday.

"This will allow us to build the "Dream Military" that we have long been entitled to, and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe."

memento_mori

@silvermouse said:
And the people foot the bill. Defense stocks jumped higher though.

"After the long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political Representatives, I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, rather $1.5 Trillion Dollars," he wrote in a TruthSocial post late Wednesday.

"This will allow us to build the "Dream Military" that we have long been entitled to, and, more importantly, that will keep us SAFE and SECURE, regardless of foe."

Is that a lot of money 🤪😂😜. I’m sure he’ll get it too. Not sure what a dream military means or what it looks like.

Vision

Oh boy…..

silvermouse

https://www.ipsos.com/en/global-opinion-polls/the-iran-conflict?utm_source=semafor

memento_mori

Interesting read Edward. No matter my conflicting opinions, beliefs and views about this “war”: The fact remains global economic upheaval, amassing geography and resources contained within, establishing new alliances, building new trade relationships and many other things that could be listed…in a manner contrary to traditional, expected, political recourse. Trumpy doesn’t do traditional politics. I think everyone is obvious to this point. He’s pure business…good and bad…and whatever else anyone cares to add. The bottom line is, no mater what, again I say whether I agree or disagree, this dude is going to what he wants, no matter what the short term or long term costs are, in the name of making America top of the food chain. Ultimately, time will show us the answers if the methods were worth the madness. I think that’s every administration in our political system, unfortunately.

silvermouse

I wonder what the dénouement of the Trump saga will be and who will pay or play.

memento_mori

@silvermouse said:
I wonder what the dénouement of the Trump saga will be and who will pay or play.

That will be interesting to say the least.