Cuddy2977A chap on the #Today programme has just used the term, #GreatPowers …
Haven’t heard THAT term since the start of the war.
The #1stWorldWar …
Joseph Lim 
#Zombies are running the #international #system
"3 of the 5 #veto-wielding #greatpowers in #UNSC, #US, #Russia & #China, keep #blocking #resolutions tt wld settle #conflicts, notably in #Ukraine, #Gaza.. Fr 1989-2014, fewer than 15,000 people a year died in battles btw countries; since then, tt average has risen to 100,000 p.a. #UN #peacekeeping missions r down; global #arms sales r up.. int'l sys world's known for 8 decades was built by people who'd seen prev order fail"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/zombies-are-running-the-international-system
"3 of the 5 #veto-wielding #greatpowers in #UNSC, #US, #Russia & #China, keep #blocking #resolutions tt wld settle #conflicts, notably in #Ukraine, #Gaza.. Fr 1989-2014, fewer than 15,000 people a year died in battles btw countries; since then, tt average has risen to 100,000 p.a. #UN #peacekeeping missions r down; global #arms sales r up.. int'l sys world's known for 8 decades was built by people who'd seen prev order fail"
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/zombies-are-running-the-international-system
IwpostNATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance. #AfghanistanWar #Alliance #ColdWar #Diplomacy #DonaldTrump #Greatpowers #internationalrelations #IranWar #IraqWar #Liberalworldorder #NATO #RussiaUkraine #StraitofHormuz #USIran #Viet...
https://iwpost.com/natos-internal-cohesion-is-being-threatened-again-but-in-pushing-for-support-on-iran-trump-may-risk-eroding-us-influence-on-the-alliance/?fsp_sid=7605
https://iwpost.com/natos-internal-cohesion-is-being-threatened-again-but-in-pushing-for-support-on-iran-trump-may-risk-eroding-us-influence-on-the-alliance/?fsp_sid=7605
NATO’s internal cohesion is being threatened (again) – but in pushing for support on Iran, Trump may risk eroding US influence on the alliance
NATO members have been divided before. But the war in Iran could prove particularly troublesome for an alliance founded at the beginning of the Cold War.
DarkShadowIt's high time the world stuck together and turned its collective back on the #USA in every way.
(While watching out for their backstabbing attempts, of course.)
Even if the #US makes it through this #Trump nightmare, the US must NEVER be trusted again. The US is neither reliable or safe.
#power #democracy #RulesBasedOrder #greatpowers #nato #un #us #Europe #newworldorder #middlepowers
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
#power #democracy #RulesBasedOrder #greatpowers #trump #carney #nato #un #us #Europe #newworldorder #middlepowers
GameSense.coDispatch delivers one of the most compelling interactive dramas in years, an adult animated superhero story with the emotional punch of prestige television and a script that truly shines. #GreatPowers https://gamesense.co/game/great-powers/news/discuss/dispatch-reviewwith-great-power-comes-guaranteed-paperwork/
Speed demon 🇪🇺 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇵🇸#PowerPolitics is the new normal, falling out of Trumps zero-sum view of (international) relations. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/talking-with-phillips-obrien
Only the #GreatPowers matter. This will make the world poorer, not just materially, but in joy, creativity, liveable lives.
Small countries, like Norway, have benefited hugely from the international order that Trump is tossing aside. Paul Krugman looking back at what we are losing: https://open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/decline-and-fall-of-the-american .
The-14Trump’s potential embrace of ‘continentalist geopolitics’ poses grave risks to Canada
#Canada #Trump #ElonMusk #USA #Geopolitics #USPolitics #GreatPowers #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #Risks #Continentalism #GlobalOrder #Economy #Sovereignty
https://the-14.com/trumps-potential-embrace-of-continentalist-geopolitics-poses-grave-risks-to-canada/
#Canada #Trump #ElonMusk #USA #Geopolitics #USPolitics #GreatPowers #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #Risks #Continentalism #GlobalOrder #Economy #Sovereignty
https://the-14.com/trumps-potential-embrace-of-continentalist-geopolitics-poses-grave-risks-to-canada/
earthlingThe Tragedy of Great Power Politics (Updated Edition)
The updated edition of this classic treatise on the behavior of great powers takes a penetrating look at the question likely to dominate international relations in the twenty-first century: Can China rise peacefully? In clear, eloquent prose, John Mearsheimer explains why the answer is no.
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#nonfiction
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#GreatPowers
#China
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Ramesh GuptaWhen the #GreatPowers drew the map of the #MiddleEast after #WWI, they set aside #religion and #ethnicity as the basis, but religion was fundamental to the political existence of #Shia #Iran and #Sunni #Muslims of #Egypt, #Syria, and elsewhere
1915: #Kitchener decided to partition #ME, leading to #SykesPicot Agreement
1917: #Lenin's #Bolshevik colleague Leon #Trotsky blew up Sykes-Picot
1918: #WWI ends
1919: Treaty of #Versailles following WWI
1922: #PointOfNoReturn…