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Dazzling-Ad4701 t1_ja69qw9 wrote

I'm really pissed off.

>But it’s not clear to what extent the two objectives — arming Ukraine and pursuing peace negotiations with Russia — are conditionally linked, Fix said. “It might be that these two issues are discussed at the same time, but I would find it difficult if there was a linkage, and I find it difficult to believe that the linkage would be Ukraine only gets additional defense and security support if it agrees to negotiations.”

their own article reports this statement, yet all the rest of it seems determined to see the exact opposite in the situation.

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perrinlighteyes t1_ja68gp4 wrote

It's sort of neo-colonialism.

Chinese are building a railroad which Pakistan is paying for by taking loans from China. China brings it's own companies and workers to work on it. The railroad will most likely be used to transport Chinese goods from Gwadar to other parts of Pakistan and eventually into China and vice versa.

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Ok-Welder-4816 t1_ja651fd wrote

But their population is also very rural and spread out, with little travel or interaction outside of local communities (you need a travel pass to even leave your village), and demographics that skew young.

Although the military could be an important vector due to their omnipresence and relative mobility. But they're also all young and relatively fit.

I would think the elites, living their somewhat more modern lives in Pyongyang, would be the most at risk. I assume only the very very elite (i.e. Kim and friends) have access to the kind of healthcare needed to offset the risk of living in an urban setting.

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Ahneg t1_ja64omf wrote

Offering up nothing more then my personal opinion here I believe that if the Palestinians choose peace and play their cards right they could be enormously economically successful. I’ve never been but from what I hear about Gaza and their climate and beaches the place could be another Monte Carlo, and the religious tourism in the West Bank would be off the charts, if people felt safe.

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