Saudi-Pakistan defense pact, Beijing’s driving role and the CPEC-INSTC linkage On one hand, the recent Saudi-Pakistan defense pact is not the isolated act of a spurned ally; it is a calculated move within a much larger geopolitical reordering, driven from Beijing and designed to
Where the NY framework conditions Hamas’s survival on disarmament, Hamas conditions disarmament on statehood. The contradiction is built into the deal itself, predicating disarmament on sovereignty and leaving room for Hamas to push the conversation toward political integration
The TL;DR of this two-post thread: trancontinental reshuffling is underway, but China wants to maintain its hands on the levers of MENA frictions and low-intensity conflicts…a grand bargain is being struck; but China isn’t just going to give up its leverage mid-stream. What’s
China isn’t just going to give up its leverage mid-stream Midway through this reordering, China won't suddenly drop its advantages. It'll keep stirring the pot to protect its gains, even if it means derailing others' plans. China's strategy leans into sophisticated mechanisms,
@DanLinnaeus Im wary of this. Increasingly.
@DanLinnaeus Dan, you are EXACTLY dead on with this one! Dark waters run deep.
@DanLinnaeus I think the Western European involvement in this abomination at the UN is a betrayal not just of Israel, but of the United States as well. The USA spent billions defending Western European democracy, tying the lives of every American man, woman and child to the defense of the
@fredforthemets That's correct, and Bob had the same grievances after he simped for Jessica but she left him for Jeff.
@DanLinnaeus And yet, most of these players in the purportedly Great Game can have all their well-laid plans go to pot with just 1 word: Iran. A liberated Iran with our #KingRezaPahlavi & a renewed friendship with Israel through #CyrusAccords will upend the last half-century of geopolitics.
@faravaharSF Get her done. Go for it. The world is rooting for you.