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		decafninja 82 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: South Korea's President says US investment demands... It’s the same problem today as it was then. It is actually hard if you’re a democracy answerable to your people. Are you willing to bet even a 1% chance to trade Los Angeles for Vladivostok? Warsaw for St. Petersburg? Because Putin is certainly willing to play chicken. Obama, Biden and (maybe?) even Trump are not.

ta20240528 81 days ago [–]

Then expect a world full of nuclear armed, partially failing authoritarian countries.

decafninja 81 days ago | [–]

At minimum I fully expect South Korea to go nuclear in the near future. I wouldn’t be surprised if Japan follows.

ta20240528 78 days ago | | [–]

The western world's endearing committment to the treaties they sign.

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